2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Airy, MD vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 24.9% less per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Cary than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, MDCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,465  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up here small town beautiful . Left for the marines in 08 came home to a place i cant afford and replaced by people that act like they know the  More

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Its a great place to raise a family and send your children to good public schools. Close to Baltimore and Washington DC. Close to great restaurants. Downtown Frederick  More

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Over 11 years ago

First off yes the cost of living, particularly housing, is expensive. But that is in relation to the rest of the country. Compared to the DC burbs is a bargain. The  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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