2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wylie, TX vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 22.0% less per student than Wylie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Cary than in Wylie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wylie
 Wylie, TXCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,902$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,140$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9315.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8008294573
 Students per Counselor405300530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%12.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.8%69.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%3.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Wylie    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you enjoy being near a city, but having the small town feel where running into people you know is normal and even if you don't personally know people, it is OK to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wylie school district continues to show slow awareness to the growth around it. The community continues to hold Christian prayers as part of their PTA, board and any  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wylie's public school system is high quality--small town caring with a lot of  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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