2025 Compare Cities Education:
Berkeley, CA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 34.7% less per student than Berkeley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% lower in Durham than in Berkeley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berkeley
 Berkeley, CADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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