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Southern Pines, NC vs Medford, NY

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Highlights
- Medford spends 199.0% more per student than Southern Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Medford than in Southern Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southern Pines
 Southern Pines, NCMedford, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Medford    4 Reviews

While the area is higher cost than other parts of the country, there are tons of restaurants, malls all within a short driving distance. Very little public  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice place to live. taxes are high  More

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Over 18 years ago

Middle class town. Very nice climate. All 4 seasons. None of which are too  More

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