2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Fishers, IN

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Highlights
- Fishers spends 9.9% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% higher in Fishers than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fishers had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCFishers, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 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 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Fishers    13 Reviews

I am a single male in his 20's who moved here for work. I bought a nice 4 bedroom house for dirt cheap. Unfortunately I'm not sure if that was the right move. Nightlife  More

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I moved to Fishers 2 1/2 years ago for a new job in nearby Indianapolis. Since then I've taken a work from home job, so it doesn't matter where I live. Fishers has been  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fishers, Indiana is a nice town within commute distance from indianapolis. Homes are nice and crime is low. Seasons are mild but I would rather live somewhere with warm  More

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