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Sandy Springs, GA vs Stone Mountain, GA

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- Stone Mountain spends 11.7% less per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Stone Mountain than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stone Mountain had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GAStone Mountain, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,024$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5664573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Stone Mountain    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Stephenson Middle School is a good school. What we put out as parents is what we get back. My children have not had any problems with their teachers, but they come home  More

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Over 13 years ago

As a town so close to Atlanta, Stone Mountain is pretty nice. The people are friendly and 9 out of 10 work hard to raise their kids right and to set a good example. It  More

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My Husband and I have owned our home in Stone Mountain for 2 years now. Prior to purchasing this home we lived in two apartment comple in Stone Mountain. It's a  More

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