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Deer Isle, ME vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 41.7% less per student than Deer Isle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.4% higher in Raleigh than in Deer Isle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Deer Isle
 Deer Isle, MERaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,349  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Deer Isle    1 Reviews

If you enjoy natural beauty, Deer Isle is ideal. Deer Isle is an island, a hidden gem in the Blue Hill Peninsula area. The island is accessible via a beautiful  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 2 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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