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Fort Payne, AL vs Hendersonville, NC

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Highlights
- Hendersonville spends 17.9% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Hendersonville than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 19.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,848$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  More

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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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