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Ithaca, NY vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 48.0% less per student than Ithaca.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% higher in Carrboro than in Ithaca. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ithaca
 Ithaca, NYCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor332  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ithaca    32 Reviews

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For a small city, its downtown has grown significantly and serves as the hub of the community. The Ithaca Commons remains the central gathering space for locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Great place to live. Lots to do, vibrant culture, and beautiful scenery. Don't fear the winter--it's even beautiful then. Only complaint is the housing market. Way  More

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I was born, raised, educated there (Ithaca High and Cornell). In my opinion, before leaving to pursue my career, it seemed like the most beautiful, clean, low crime,  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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