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Raleigh, NC vs Annapolis, MD

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Highlights
- Annapolis spends 52.2% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Annapolis than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Annapolis had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCAnnapolis, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%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 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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Reviews for Annapolis    31 Reviews

Annapolis has extremely charming areas (mostly old Annapolis neighborhood's)-- Those very old area near the water have Amazing charm. You can start with downtown West  More

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Well, I really would give living in Annapolis 3.5 stars. I moved here by myself several years ago. One of the highs of this place is that there are a lot of terrific  More

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When we were trying to decide where in the USA to relocate to, Annapolis had enough interest that it made our list. Ultimately, we found a different city that offered  More

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