2025 Compare Cities Education:
Savannah, GA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 19.3% less per student than Savannah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% higher in Raleigh than in Savannah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Savannah
 Savannah, GARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,163  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Savannah    79 Reviews

One of the most polluted and unhealthy places you can live while residing in the US. The air pollution from three paper factories is twice the rate of the alarming  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've been to Savannah many times. It is where my wife grew up. The downtown is picturesque and historic. There's a great beach. The food is to die for. Supping on the  More

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My spouse and I moved to Savannah in fall of 2020 from our northern California home. But before we’re labeled as Californians driving up housing costs, let’s set that  More

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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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