2025 Compare Cities Education:
Austin, TX vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 21.4% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Chapel Hill than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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