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Bardstown, KY vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Waynesville spends 10.5% less per student than Bardstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Waynesville than in Bardstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waynesville had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bardstown
 Bardstown, KYWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,599$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,007  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,369$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5634573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bardstown    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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