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Wake Forest, NC vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Garden Grove spends 31.5% more per student than Wake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.6% higher in Garden Grove than in Wake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden Grove had 22.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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