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Covington, GA vs Matthews, NC

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Highlights
- Matthews spends 3.8% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Matthews than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, GAMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,365  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor429  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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