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Forest City, NC vs Gastonia, NC

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- Gastonia spends 1.7% less per student than Forest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Gastonia than in Forest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gastonia had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest City
 Forest City, NCGastonia, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,462  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews
Tonda · Gastonia, NC
Greed town not G town
Over 6 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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ASHLEY · Plantation, FL
MOVING
Over 8 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Abhd · Gastonia, NC
Education
Over 18 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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