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Chapin, SC vs Raeford, NC

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Highlights
- Raeford spends 39.1% less per student than Chapin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Raeford than in Chapin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raeford had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapin
 Chapin, SCRaeford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,765$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,878$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chapin    4 Reviews

Excellent schools with superior ratings. Very clean community with a huge lake to use for boating. Ample amount of restaurants to visit that are both good and welcoming  More

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Over 3 years ago

Amazingly beautiful area with some of the kindest residents. 5 star schools and beautiful Lake Murray is our perfect retirement forever place we chose after vacationing  More

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Moved to Chapin, SC officially 7/2017 after the arduous process of having new home plans done - and redone, finalizing the purchase of our property, two moves, split  More

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Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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