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Bemidji, MN vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 36.3% less per student than Bemidji.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Cary than in Bemidji. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bemidji
 Bemidji, MNCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor910  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  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 8 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 8 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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