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Carthage, NC vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 8.2% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% higher in Salt Lake City than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage
 Carthage, NCSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,542  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 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 14 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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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