2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sandy Springs, GA vs McLean, VA

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- McLean spends 8.0% more per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in McLean than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McLean had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAMcLean, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock31.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.8%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 Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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