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Southern Pines, NC vs Abingdon, VA

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Highlights
- Abingdon spends 12.8% more per student than Southern Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Abingdon than in Southern Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Abingdon had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southern Pines
 Southern Pines, NCAbingdon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,004$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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Reviews for Abingdon    9 Reviews

We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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Over 4 years ago

My husband and I are retired. We researched areas in SW Virginia and found Abingdon to be just what we were looking for. Our home is surrounded by mountains and close to  More

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