2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lander, WY vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 36.1% less per student than Lander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% higher in Carrboro than in Lander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lander
 Lander, WYCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,200  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor245  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lander    10 Reviews

I lived in Florida for 21 years and decided to get a life and moved to Lander, Wyoming. For me, this place is exactly what I’d been wanting. I don’t like the crowds and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lander, WY, is noisy. First responder agencies in town run sirens on almost every call. Multiple tornado sirens around town are used to notify firefighters of fire  More

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Have lived and worked full time here for past 3.5 yrs, in WY for 18. It is a beautiful area to visit for outdoor recreation--hiking, climbing, mtn biking, xc skiing,  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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