2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waynesville, NC vs Clayton, NC

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 6.1% less per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Clayton than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

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