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Buies Creek, NC vs Apex, NC

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- Apex spends 24.0% more per student than Buies Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Apex than in Buies Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apex had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buies Creek
 Buies Creek, NCApex, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,907  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor328  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.79.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Buies Creek    2 Reviews

Buies Creek is an unincorporated, one stoplight town (literally) with two championship golf courses and a university. Campbell University has graduate schools in  More

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Over 19 years ago

The town is unique to itself. Where else can you find rigerous academic affairs situated within tabacco and cotten fields? The biggest problem that I find here is the  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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