2025 Compare Cities Education:
Concord, NH vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 52.4% less per student than Concord.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% higher in New Bern than in Concord. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Concord
 Concord, NHNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Concord    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

NO, NE is weird, in general.. They have 2 friends and die.. I lived in R.I. and I called it the home of the odd lots...NE needs to be in its own entity, way up there by  More

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Over 17 years ago

Concord is a smaller new England town that has easy access to a wealth of natural resources. The fall is amazing and there certainly is plenty of winter to  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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