2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carrboro, NC vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 27.0% more per student than Carrboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Worcester than in Carrboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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