2024 Compare Cities Education:
Hickory, NC vs Simpsonville, SC

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Highlights
- Simpsonville spends 20.3% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% lower in Simpsonville than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simpsonville had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCSimpsonville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,003$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282$10,391$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,893$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0914.9916.23
 Students per Librarian7174594573
 Students per Counselor287299530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%34.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 2 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Simpsonville    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in this city for 30 years and I've seen so many changes! This is a great place to live! I've owned a business in town for 10 years and I feel safe. If I have  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice suburb of Greenville, growing in diversity and culture. Competing healthcare providers (important!). Upscale manufacturing in the area (BMW and Michelin) results  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lived in Simpsonville for 9 years. Too long. It's a dirty little town with lots of crime and police. City government is mostly dependent on traffic fines and they  More

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