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Sunset Beach, NC vs Walden, NY

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Highlights
- Walden spends 116.6% more per student than Sunset Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Walden than in Sunset Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walden had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunset Beach
 Sunset Beach, NCWalden, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,307$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7734573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Walden    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Walden for 12 years. I moved up from NYC. It’s the last affordable place to buy an old Victorian near NYC. The location is awesome 25 minutes to great  More

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