2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lewisburg, WV vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 26.7% less per student than Lewisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in New Bern than in Lewisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewisburg
 Lewisburg, WVNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,695  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lewisburg    2 Reviews

Like most other places the crime is drama and the economy is bad. Your crime is not that bad if you could keep certain police officers off the streets. I know most of  More

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The winters here are dreary and cloudy most of the time. If you can make it through the long winter you'll be rewarded with a mild sunny  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 6 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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