2024 Compare Cities Education:
Leland, NC vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 20.5% more per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Chapel Hill than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,898$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370$12,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,165$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.1313.0916.23
 Students per Librarian8105434573
 Students per Counselor393280530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.7%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%7.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.1%3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%78.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%10.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%13.7%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 2 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 16 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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