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South Boston, VA vs Ruffin, NC

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Highlights
- Ruffin spends 11.7% less per student than South Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% higher in Ruffin than in South Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ruffin had 18.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Boston
 South Boston, VARuffin, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,091  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,751$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock27.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for South Boston    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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