2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, NC vs Carson, CA

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Highlights
- Carson spends 50.0% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.7% higher in Carson than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCCarson, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1121.8616.23
 Students per Librarian82965654573
 Students per Counselor300380530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%29.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.3%6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.9%0.5%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 7 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 7 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 Carson    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 9 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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