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Wilmington, NC vs Leland, NC

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Highlights
- Leland spends 4.8% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Leland than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leland had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCLeland, 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.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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