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

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 18.3% less per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.6% higher in Fresno than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, ILFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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