2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Albany, NY

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Highlights
- Albany spends 67.4% more per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Albany than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Albany had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCAlbany, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7774573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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