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Davie, FL vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 14.7% less per student than Davie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% lower in Hickory than in Davie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davie
 Davie, FLHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Davie    7 Reviews

Davie prides itself at being a rural/horse community and zoning laws allowing riding on sides of roads and horse paths. Keeping horses in your yard is also allowed  More

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Over 17 years ago

Davie 20 years ago was sleepier and a 'cowboy' oriented small town. By 2008 the individual character is eroding as Ft Lauderdale and other fast growing nearby towns  More

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Over 19 years ago

Davie is a great City with average taxes of 2%. Safe, private upscale horse country. Cost of Homes is higher then average but lots are  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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