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Sanford, NC vs Bay Shore, NY

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Highlights
- Bay Shore spends 194.6% more per student than Sanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Bay Shore than in Sanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay Shore had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanford
 Sanford, NCBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,304  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It's pretty affordable and safe place to live. I do not yet have school aged children but I understand the education is not the best here. But it is nice, quiet,  More

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Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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