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Sanford, NC vs Dalton, GA

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- Dalton spends 47.9% more per student than Sanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Dalton than in Sanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 15.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanford
 Sanford, NCDalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,304  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews
Ami · Sanford, NC
Housing in Sanford, NC
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 Dalton    10 Reviews
Joshua · Dalton, GA
Beautiful small mountain town!
Over 6 years ago

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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Morgan  · Tampa, FL
DON'T LIVE HERE WORSE PLACE EVER
Over 7 years ago

DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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Luis · Dalton, GA
Grate Place to grow a Family
Over 7 years ago

I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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