2025 Compare Cities Education:
Vancouver, WA vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 39.2% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Durham than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver
 Vancouver, WADurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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