2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Gallatin, TN

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Highlights
- Gallatin spends 35.7% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Gallatin than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gallatin had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCGallatin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,995$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%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.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  More

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