2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 91.4% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Cambridge than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCCambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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