2024 Compare Cities Education:
Jenks, OK vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 5.7% more per student than Jenks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Cary than in Jenks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jenks
 Jenks, OKCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,987$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,287$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,073$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.515.1116.23
 Students per Librarian6588294573
 Students per Counselor357300530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.3%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%69.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Jenks    5 Reviews

Good schools, reasonable cost of living, reasonable quality of life. Certainly one of the best spots in the entire state if you are looking for suburban quality of life  More

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Jenks is a suburb community of Tulsa, OK, so there is easy access to all that city has to offer without all the issues of crime, poor public education, unemployment,  More

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As an honors Jenks graduate that witnessed the football championship senior year and parent of children who attended Jenks Schools for 7 plus years, the attitude of  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 7 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 7 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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