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Cary, NC vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 0.1% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in St. Petersburg than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary

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 Cary, NCSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1115.8916.23
 Students per Librarian8298214573
 Students per Counselor300404530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.9%1.5%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 St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN CARY, NORTH CAROLINA
27519 27513 27511 27518
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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