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Alexandria, VA vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 47.8% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Hickory than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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