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Florence, KY vs Boone, NC

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Highlights
- Boone spends 12.0% less per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Boone than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boone had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, KYBoone, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,172  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 10 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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