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Sonora, CA vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 29.7% less per student than Sonora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in New Bern than in Sonora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sonora
 Sonora, CANew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,803  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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