2026 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Airy, NC vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington spends 88.7% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Burlington than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCBurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  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 9 years ago

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

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