2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cumberland, RI vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 37.6% less per student than Cumberland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Cary than in Cumberland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumberland
 Cumberland, RICary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cumberland    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Nice place but good jobs are scarce in Rhode Island. Being in the northeast and suffering through the cold is not good  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for your web site. I find it interesting and useful. I have lived in Cumberland foe 20 years and really like it. I guess I would like many places in the US as  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Cumberland and loved it. It is a great place to raise kids.   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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