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Carrboro, NC vs Chapel Hill, NC

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- Chapel Hill spends 0.0% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Chapel Hill than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro

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 Carrboro, NCChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,548$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405$12,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,885$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.0913.0916.23
 Students per Librarian5435434573
 Students per Counselor280280530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%7.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.2%3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%78.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.24.4%23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%10.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.8%13.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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