2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, NC vs Pasco, WA

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Highlights
- Pasco spends 56.1% more per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Pasco than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pasco had 21.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, NCPasco, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,139$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,277$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28824573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Pasco    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive lived here for about 13 years now its a great place. Got my peen licked on a couple good times, plenty of shorties. Would recommend  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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I grew up in West Richland in the Tri-Cities, and we were always told to not go to Pasco because it was dangerous. I have no idea how true that was back in the '80's,  More

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