2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sanford, NC vs Lincoln, CA

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Highlights
- Lincoln spends 51.1% more per student than Sanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.0% higher in Lincoln than in Sanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lincoln had 16.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanford
 Sanford, NCLincoln, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,304  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Lincoln    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Having grown up an “Angelino” and having a very suburban life in the SF Valley, we moved to a Sacramento suburb in mid 80s when it was still an undiscovered gem; I was a  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is a little ranch and farm town just to the north east of Sacramento that several years ago found itself growing like a weed. The downtown area is like many small  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lincoln has grown significantly in the Last 5 years. A lot of beautiful new developments and great communities. I believe, that Lincoln provides great value for money.  More

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