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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Southern Pines, NC

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- Southern Pines spends 17.9% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% higher in Southern Pines than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southern Pines had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCSouthern Pines, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Southern Pines    1 Reviews
tom · Southern Pines, NC
paradise
Over 16 years ago

It juest does not get any better than  More

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