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Charlotte, NC vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 7.9% less per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Raleigh than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte

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 Charlotte, NCRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,612$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,250$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2115.1116.23
 Students per Librarian11498294573
 Students per Counselor307300530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.7%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

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

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Over 2 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 3 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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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