2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sunnyvale, CA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 36.9% less per student than Sunnyvale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.9% lower in Durham than in Sunnyvale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sunnyvale
 Sunnyvale, CADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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