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Fayetteville, NC vs Bedford, VA

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- Bedford spends 35.4% more per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Bedford than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bedford had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, NCBedford, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,614  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,701$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews
Carrielynn · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville is the All American City with it ALL!
Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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Ray · Lake Oswego, OR
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Ray · Fayetteville, NC
Fayetteville - it's not Fayette-nam any more
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews
Bp · Lynchburg, VA
Cost of Living
Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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nan · Bedford, VA
bedford county
Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Ed · Goode, VA
Culture & Recreation-Not
Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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