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Sandy Springs, GA vs Tigard, OR

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Highlights
- Tigard spends 22.4% more per student than Sandy Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in Tigard than in Sandy Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tigard had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sandy Springs
 Sandy Springs, GATigard, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%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 Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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