2026 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Jacksonville Beach, FL

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- Jacksonville Beach spends 36.7% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% higher in Jacksonville Beach than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jacksonville Beach had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCJacksonville Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,841$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,630$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22234573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%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.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Jacksonville Beach    8 Reviews

Moved here from Los Angeles. Couldn’t be happier - great climate, great people, low taxes and cost of living. No complaints  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great lifestyle! Residential beach community with one of the lowest chances of receiving a direct hurricane hit along the Florida coastline. You will find fabulous  More

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Over 17 years ago

Never realized how much cooler living by the beach can  More

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