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Fairmont, WV vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount spends 23.4% less per student than Fairmont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Rocky Mount than in Fairmont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fairmont
 Fairmont, WVRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,581  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews
26554 · Fairmont, WV
Lovely town not too far off the beaten path
Over 14 years ago

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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Myra · Fairmont, WV
Place to Live.
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 Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 12 years ago

Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Derrick  · Rocky Mount, NC
What should I do
Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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