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Fairmont, WV vs Hinton, WV

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Highlights
- Hinton spends 9.7% less per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Hinton than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hinton had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVHinton, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,604$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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Reviews for Hinton    2 Reviews

I've lived in Washington State/Pacific Northwest for most of my life and never thought there could be any place more beautiful then Montana, Idaho and Washington until I  More

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My husband and I both work for large IT companies and have done our time in the silicone valley and then more recently Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. We  More

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