2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 10.7% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Marietta than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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