2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Graham, NC

Change Cities
Highlights
- Graham spends 36.1% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Graham than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Graham had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCGraham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7444573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Carrboro

Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Graham


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.