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Southern Pines, NC vs Pacific Grove, CA

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- Pacific Grove spends 52.1% more per student than Southern Pines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.1% higher in Pacific Grove than in Southern Pines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pacific Grove had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southern Pines
 Southern Pines, NCPacific Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Southern Pines    1 Reviews
tom · Southern Pines, NC
paradise
Over 17 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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Reviews for Pacific Grove    3 Reviews
JP · Apache Junction, AZ
We recommend leasing before you bite the dust.
Over 5 years ago

We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove
Over 20 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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Abhd · Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove--A Great Place to Live
Over 20 years ago

We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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