2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Carthage, NC

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Highlights
- Carthage spends 19.9% less per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Carthage than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCCarthage, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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