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Sylva, NC vs Laurinburg, NC

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Highlights
- Laurinburg spends 23.5% more per student than Sylva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Laurinburg than in Sylva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurinburg had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sylva
 Sylva, NCLaurinburg, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,733$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,971$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12114573
 Students per Counselor231  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Laurinburg    1 Reviews

I left Laurinburg as a young child and I returned as a young adult. Laurinburg is going on a down hill slide at top rate speed. For example get into your car and ride  More

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