2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lynchburg, VA vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 13.0% more per student than Lynchburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Carrboro than in Lynchburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lynchburg
 Lynchburg, VACarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,762$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,269$12,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,572$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.3713.0916.23
 Students per Librarian7835434573
 Students per Counselor392280530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%14.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%68.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.5%24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%8.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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