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Waynesville, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro spends 46.7% more per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Carrboro than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  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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