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Chapel Hill, NC vs Elk Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Elk Grove spends 2.0% less per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.8% higher in Elk Grove than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk Grove had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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