2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, LA vs Gastonia, NC

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Highlights
- Gastonia spends 18.0% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Gastonia than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gastonia had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LAGastonia, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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