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Matthews, NC vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington spends 78.9% more per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.4% lower in Burlington than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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