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Aiken, SC vs Rocky Mount, NC

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Highlights
- Rocky Mount spends 36.0% less per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% higher in Rocky Mount than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken

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 Aiken, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,390$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396$9,516$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,985$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7616.5916.23
 Students per Librarian3038284573
 Students per Counselor326385530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%10.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.6%87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.9%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%22.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 13 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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