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Elko, NV vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 24.5% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Hickory than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  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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