2026 Compare Cities Education:
Celina, TX vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 22.0% less per student than Celina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Cary than in Celina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Celina
 Celina, TXCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Celina    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Many new, growing, and safe communities within the city of Celina. These great communities offer various amenities. For example, my Celina community offers an on-site  More

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Please update your information. It is so out of date. Celina's growth is explosive. The population isn't 7,000. It's 22,000. The median income is somewhere around  More

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Over 17 years ago

Absolutely nothing to offer. Infrastructure even  More

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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 9 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 9 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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