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Galax, VA vs Goldsboro, NC

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- Goldsboro spends 19.8% less per student than Galax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Goldsboro than in Galax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goldsboro had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galax
 Galax, VAGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,809  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6994573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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