2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sanford, NC vs Northport, NY

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Highlights
- Northport spends 194.6% more per student than Sanford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Northport than in Sanford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northport had 22.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sanford
 Sanford, NCNorthport, 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.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.4%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.  Unlock22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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