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Spring Lake, NC vs Southport, NC

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- Southport spends 27.6% more per student than Spring Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Southport than in Spring Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southport had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spring Lake
 Spring Lake, NCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Spring Lake    1 Reviews

I read tommy review and i dont know how a person can go three years with no job .Do you live on the system ? We live in fayetteville north carolina .there are no jobs  More

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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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