2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blacksburg, VA vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 20.2% less per student than Blacksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% higher in Wilson than in Blacksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blacksburg
 Blacksburg, VAWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,142  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Blacksburg    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Growing up I thought my city was the best thing since sliced bread. However, since moving to Blacksburg I have changed my tune. Amazing community and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Blacksburg is a very nice place overall, but like others has its pros and cons. It's a small, clean, quaint college town amid rural farmland and forested mountains. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

4 great seasons without  More

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Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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