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Sandy Springs, GA vs Grand Prairie, TX

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- Grand Prairie spends 19.0% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Grand Prairie than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Prairie had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAGrand Prairie, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 14 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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