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Indianapolis, IN vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 19.9% less per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Raleigh than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis, INRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7115.1116.23
 Students per Librarian9318294573
 Students per Counselor613300530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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