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Boston, MA vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 47.1% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Carrboro than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MACarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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