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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Carolina Shores, NC

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- Carolina Shores spends 4.8% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Carolina Shores than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carolina Shores had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCCarolina Shores, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews
jimmy · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington is EXPENSIVE.. No Affordable Housing
Over 2 years ago

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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Kate · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington has it's pros and cons.
Over 3 years ago

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 · 
Erasing History and charm
Over 4 years ago

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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Carolina Shores    1 Reviews
Russ · Calabash, NC
Great Place to live
Over 17 years ago

From the north? Tired of the winters? Florida too hot? This may be the perfect place for you. We're from NY/NJ and are perfectly happy here! Going on 13  More

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