2025 Compare Cities Education:
Flagstaff, AZ vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 28.3% more per student than Flagstaff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.8% lower in Carrboro than in Flagstaff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Flagstaff
 Flagstaff, AZCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Flagstaff    50 Reviews

Amber · 

Flagstaff is absolutely the perfect place to call home. Especially for families. 4 perfectly balanced seasons. None too extreme and all beautiful. Ridiculously safe!  More

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Leah · 

I've lived here for one year and have to move because the cost to rent here is astronomical. I've been paying $2550/month and now for a comparable home it is $2900 and  More

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Every place depends on what you are looking for. So I will say a bit about me so you can assess where the review is coming from. I am a professional, single, female  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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