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Boone, NC vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown spends 125.7% more per student than Boone.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% lower in Jamestown than in Boone. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jamestown had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boone
 Boone, NCJamestown, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,450$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4634573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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