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Fayetteville, NC vs Winston-Salem, NC

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Highlights
- Winston-Salem spends 4.2% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Winston-Salem than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winston-Salem had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville, NCWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,111$10,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614$9,824$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,015$6,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1414.8616.23
 Students per Librarian5575164573
 Students per Counselor307347530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%34.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews
Carrielynn · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville is the All American City with it ALL!
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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Ray · Lake Oswego, OR
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Ray · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews
Emily · Greenville, SC
A sad and corrupt city
Over 4 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Charlotte · Winston-Salem, NC
Beautiful and Quiet
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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mary · Terre Haute, IN
Progressive, artsy small city
Over 6 years ago

I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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ZIPS IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28314 28306 28304 28311 28303 28301 28307 28310 28305
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