2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watkins Glen, NY vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 56.4% less per student than Watkins Glen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.6% higher in Cary than in Watkins Glen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watkins Glen
 Watkins Glen, NYCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor216  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Watkins Glen    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived here my whole life and Watkins Glen is still a magical place for me. The Lakes, the hills, The valleys will take your breath away. The people here are  More

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Over 13 years ago

i have lived in watkins glen all my life ,im 51 years old watkins glen is a wonderful town. it has a beautiful lake, a gorge to walk threw. and winerys all aound the  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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