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Fort Payne, AL vs Statesville, NC

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Highlights
- Statesville spends 0.6% more per student than Fort Payne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Statesville than in Fort Payne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Statesville had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALStatesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,115$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,566  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,507$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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