2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, IL vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Encinitas spends 13.4% less per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.8% higher in Encinitas than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, ILEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 16 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  More

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Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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