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Carolina Shores, NC vs Cave Creek, AZ

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- Cave Creek spends 18.1% less per student than Carolina Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Cave Creek than in Carolina Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cave Creek had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carolina Shores
 Carolina Shores, NCCave Creek, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Carolina Shores    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

From the north? Tired of the winters? Florida too hot? This may be the perfect place for you. We're from NY/NJ and are perfectly happy here! Going on 13  More

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Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 11 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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