2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chapel Hill, NC vs Bridgeport, CT

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Highlights
- Bridgeport spends 47.8% more per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Bridgeport than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeport had 20.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCBridgeport, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Bridgeport    17 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bridgeport Connecticut is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live. I currently attend Central Magnet high school as well as the Bridgeport Aquaculture school and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Bridgeport in 1996, after bankruptcy changed it. I left looking for a better place to live. Funny thing is I haven't found it. I grew up in Bridgeport. What I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bridgeport is the best place ever ive been livin here all my life i love it it aint as bad as people say it it they dont know wat they talkin  More

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