2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sweet Home, OR vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 35.4% less per student than Sweet Home.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Cary than in Sweet Home. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweet Home
 Sweet Home, ORCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,519  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Sweet Home    4 Reviews

My son and his family are looking at a job transfer from Medford where fire smoke is getting nearly unbearable. I told him it’s bad in this area too, but what do the  More

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Over 7 years ago

This little town has potential but not enough financial support backing its law enforcement and park area's. Very depressed community and as an old logging town it  More

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Sweet Home is a beautiful town in the mountains with a river running through town. There are two reservoirs within a few minutes drive. Great fishing, boating and  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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