2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 31.1% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Cary than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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