2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plymouth, NC vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 17.1% less per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Raleigh than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 19.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, NCRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,334  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor264  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Plymouth    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have bought my house in Plymouth one year ago, I'm a single middle aged female. I have not had one problem living here and find the town to be nice and quiet .  More

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Dangerous town, high crime rate, low employment, and low wages. Gang activity, murder, rape, robbery, dismal shopping choices. There are two supermarkets, neither of  More

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Plymouth is again on its way up! Many shops are available uptown. Everything from ice-cream to antiques is well within our grasp. Visiting uptown is a great way to spend  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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