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Ashland, KY vs Hurricane, WV

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Highlights
- Hurricane spends 0.8% less per student than Ashland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Hurricane than in Ashland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hurricane had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashland
 Ashland, KYHurricane, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,549  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16614573
 Students per Counselor297  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ashland    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I'm 33 years old, and I've lived in this town for 25 of them. Not by choice. The majority of people here, and I'm not exaggerating, are on drugs. It's sad. And I'm  More

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Over 7 years ago

The people of Ashland are amazing and its growing and getting better everyday. Every weekend there is things to get involved with and excellent local restaurants, as  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'm new to Ashland and it's a step up from flood ravaged Louisiana! I love the weather we have here. After our first year living in Ashland and having  More

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Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

having lived all over the country since 1992, i moved to hurricane from the northern va. D.C. area to get away from the rat race. this town is exaclty what i was  More

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