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West Bend, WI vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 15.9% less per student than West Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Cary than in West Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Bend
 West Bend, WICary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  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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