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Abingdon, VA vs Ferrum, VA

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Highlights
- Ferrum spends 12.0% more per student than Abingdon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Ferrum than in Abingdon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferrum had 27.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abingdon
 Abingdon, VAFerrum, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,049  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Abingdon    9 Reviews

We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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Over 4 years ago

My husband and I are retired. We researched areas in SW Virginia and found Abingdon to be just what we were looking for. Our home is surrounded by mountains and close to  More

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Reviews for Ferrum    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

DO NOT MOVE HERE! All there is to do here is sit inside all day and play CS:GO or go walk down to a little creek and drink from it like a real Ferrum Native. Please DO  More

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