2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, NC vs Blaine, MN

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Highlights
- Blaine spends 45.9% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Blaine than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blaine had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCBlaine, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,558$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16154573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  More

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