2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Westlake, OH

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Highlights
- Westlake spends 29.7% more per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% higher in Westlake than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westlake had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCWestlake, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%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.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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