2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Airy, NC vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 36.8% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.6% higher in San Diego than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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