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Cary, NC vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 29.7% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary

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 Cary, NCHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$12,547$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1112.1716.23
 Students per Librarian8293434573
 Students per Counselor300289530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%15.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%52.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.9%3.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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