2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wake Forest, NC vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 2.2% more per student than Wake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Canton than in Wake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCCanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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