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Mount Airy, NC vs Chapel Hill, NC

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- Chapel Hill spends 30.1% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Chapel Hill than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 15.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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