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Topsail, NC vs Surfside Beach, TX

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- Surfside Beach spends 44.2% more per student than Topsail.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Surfside Beach than in Topsail. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surfside Beach had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topsail
 Topsail, NCSurfside Beach, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,921$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor363  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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