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Raleigh, NC vs American Canyon, CA

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Highlights
- American Canyon spends 56.8% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.9% higher in American Canyon than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Canyon had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCAmerican Canyon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,168$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock576034573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for American Canyon    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to American Canyon from Vallejo and resided there for 7 years. We recently moved only 1 exit up and slightly regret leaving when we did. It's only been 18 months  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lived here 30+ years. Great climate and schools. Easy freeway access in all directions. Laid back living with close access to great restaurants and live entertainment. A  More

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I am a long time resident, (approx. 25 years), & I initially moved out here when this was considered "out in the Boonies". Having grown up mostly in Vallejo, and  More

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