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Wallace, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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Highlights
- Carrboro spends 61.9% more per student than Wallace.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Carrboro than in Wallace. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 28.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wallace
 Wallace, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,943  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

wallace is a great place to live but wallace needs new leaders with newer ideas to make the town a better place to live and start a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wallace, NC is the slowest, most under developed town I have ever been in. Do not move here, there is more to do in the privacy of your own home than getting out in the  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's already been in the 80-90's and it's only April. But if you are planning to move here, I hope you like  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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