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Bolivar, WV vs Wake Forest, NC

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Highlights
- Wake Forest spends 8.8% less per student than Bolivar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Wake Forest than in Bolivar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bolivar
 Bolivar, WVWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor395  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bolivar    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

bolivar wv is adjacent to harpers ferry and shares both a police/fire dept. and a post office. bolivar is middle class, mostly homes on one quarter acre lots. it is  More

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Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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