2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Coral, FL vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro spends 34.7% more per student than Cape Coral.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Carrboro than in Cape Coral. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Coral
 Cape Coral, FLCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 11 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 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 16 years ago

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

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