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Raeford, NC vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 59.2% more per student than Raeford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Chapel Hill than in Raeford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raeford
 Raeford, NCChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor467  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%1.5%
Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  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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