2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sacramento, CA vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 23.8% less per student than Sacramento.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% lower in Wake Forest than in Sacramento. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 12.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sacramento
 Sacramento, CAWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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