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Carthage, NC vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction spends 49.7% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% higher in Grand Junction than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Junction had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage

Education
 Carthage, NCGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,107$15,132$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542$11,210$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,894$5,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7316.3116.23
 Students per Librarian6796694573
 Students per Counselor339250530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.1%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.6%24.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.9%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 13 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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