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Florence, AL vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Waynesville spends 6.7% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Waynesville than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waynesville had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,599$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,369$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5634573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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