2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 12.4% less per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% higher in Reno than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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