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Boca Raton, FL vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 10.8% less per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% lower in Raleigh than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  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 2 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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