2024 Compare Cities Education:
St. Paul, MN vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 22.8% less per student than St. Paul.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Chapel Hill than in St. Paul. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,143$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,480$12,405$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,276$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2813.0916.23
 Students per Librarian12125434573
 Students per Counselor487280530
 Grade School Educ.7.4%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.8%97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.3%7.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%78.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.6%23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%10.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%13.7%1.5%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 7 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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