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Mercer Island, WA vs Raeford, NC

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- Raeford spends 51.3% less per student than Mercer Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Raeford than in Mercer Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raeford had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WARaeford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,765$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,878$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews
Megan · Mercer Island, WA
Nice place to live with great schools
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island - Is there a "there" there?
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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A resident · Mercer Island, WA
Mercer Island, WA - a suburb on an island
Over 17 years ago

Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews
Mike · Raleigh, NC
Crimminals in the court system
Over 13 years ago

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Mike · Raleigh, NC
lucky to get out of town
Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Tina · Raeford, NC
Living in the country
Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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