2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Carson City, NV

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Highlights
- Carson City spends 25.1% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.0% higher in Carson City than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carson City had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCCarson City, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,224$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21784573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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