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Dothan, AL vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 0.2% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Cary than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan

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 Dothan, ALCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0815.1116.23
 Students per Librarian6538294573
 Students per Counselor442300530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%69.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%4.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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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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