2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sandy Springs, GA vs Richardson, TX

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- Richardson spends 19.0% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Richardson than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richardson had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GARichardson, 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.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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