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Morehead City, NC vs Auburn, CA

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- Auburn spends 35.9% more per student than Morehead City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.9% higher in Auburn than in Morehead City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Morehead City
 Morehead City, NCAuburn, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor263  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Morehead City    4 Reviews

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast  More

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Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad  More

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I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating  More

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Reviews for Auburn    13 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Overall Auburn has a good quality of life and this town still has that small town charm. Auburn is a good place to raise a family and the schools are decent. Auburn  More

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Over 8 years ago

There isnt anything for kids/ teens to do around here except go to a park thats typically filled with a bunch of druggys so i give this town a terrible rating.. sorry  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is Beautiful city to live  More

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