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Frederick, CO vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 22.3% less per student than Frederick.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% lower in Hickory than in Frederick. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Frederick
 Frederick, COHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Frederick    1 Reviews

I hate this state so badly I'm about ready to leave my husband and kids behing. I'm from another state which I won't mention but really what in the world does anyone  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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