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Morehead City, NC vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 165.5% more per student than Morehead City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Washington than in Morehead City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Morehead City
 Morehead City, NCWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor263  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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