2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, NC vs Minden, NV

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Highlights
- Minden spends 1.6% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Minden than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Minden had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCMinden, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,251$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5384573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Minden    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved here to escape traffic and stress UNBELIEVABLE VIEWS! Love the people and quality of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved from Southern California (suburbs of LA) almost 3 years ago to get away from the bad traffic and too many people. We thought Northern Nevada was the perfect  More

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The Carson Valley is a beautiful place to live. Lake Tahoe 20 min. away. Snow skiing 20 min. away. Summers are great mostly in the 90s. and dry. Mountains suround the  More

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