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Sandy Springs, GA vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Grand Junction spends 7.0% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Grand Junction than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6694573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sandy Springs    9 Reviews

Sandy Springs GA is one of the cities that is well know to be one of the best places to live in Georgia. Many fortune 500 corporation calls Sandy Springs home, the real  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sandy Springs is decent area close lots of things atlanta has to offer for family activities and social gatherings.  More

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There are lots of choices for schools, synagogues and community organizations for Jews in Sandy Springs. There are three Jewish day schools and a Jewish high school, for  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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