2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leland, NC vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 2.2% less per student than Leland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Charlotte than in Leland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leland
 Leland, NCCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 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 11 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 17 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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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