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Raleigh, NC vs Winchester, VA

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Highlights
- Winchester spends 36.1% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.2% lower in Winchester than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winchester had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCWinchester, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,683$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%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 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 Winchester    17 Reviews

I have lived in Winchester for 13 years and I find the locals to be rude, unpleasant and loud. Women worse than men... that's not to say all is bad, the city has some  More

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Over 9 years ago

Worst place I have ever lived. My neighbors hate jemmy since I am not a clone. They do not respect other people's property.I put up a fence and the same day the  More

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I would have to say I agree with much of what another individual wrote: it's like going back in time or living in a place that refuses to adapt to cultural diversity.   More

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