2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs El Paso, TX

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Highlights
- El Paso spends 13.0% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in El Paso than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- El Paso had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCEl Paso, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,359$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 El Paso    75 Reviews

El Paso has been my home for the majority of my life. I have raised a family here, and have most of my relatives here in town. Through the years, I have noticed how EP  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in El Paso most of my life, over 40 yrs! I think this city has grown too much and the crime is growing with it. It is a dirty city and people don't care where  More

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El Paso Texas might not be a mega-metropolis with the New York and LA style entertainment, but here are some Pros about this bi-national, multi-cultural mid-sized city.   More

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