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Chapel Hill, NC vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 18.3% more per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 64.9% higher in Sunnyvale than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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