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Prospect, KY vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 25.6% less per student than Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Raleigh than in Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prospect
 Prospect, KYRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  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 3 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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