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Cary, NC vs Highland, CA

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Highlights
- Highland spends 26.3% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.5% higher in Highland than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 20.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCHighland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Highland    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Over 13 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Over 13 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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