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Yorktown, VA vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 6.1% less per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Buford than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 25.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VABuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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