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Carolina Shores, NC vs Lenoir, NC

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- Lenoir spends 13.8% less per student than Carolina Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Lenoir than in Carolina Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenoir had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carolina Shores
 Carolina Shores, NCLenoir, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,122$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,370  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,349$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6824573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carolina Shores    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

From the north? Tired of the winters? Florida too hot? This may be the perfect place for you. We're from NY/NJ and are perfectly happy here! Going on 13  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 12 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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