2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burlington, VT vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 56.2% less per student than Burlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in New Bern than in Burlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burlington
 Burlington, VTNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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