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Apex, NC vs Burlington, NC

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- Burlington spends 14.5% less per student than Apex.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Burlington than in Apex. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 14.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Apex
 Apex, NCBurlington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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Reviews for Burlington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live on the edge of Burlington. We are retired. It is 1.5 hours from the Mountains and 2 hrs from the beach. The neighbors are very friendly. There are things to do  More

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