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Elizabeth City, NC vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 14.5% less per student than Elizabeth City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Hickory than in Elizabeth City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elizabeth City
 Elizabeth City, NCHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  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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