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Galax, VA vs King, NC

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Highlights
- King spends 10.5% less per student than Galax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in King than in Galax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- King had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galax
 Galax, VAKing, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,809  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2934573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 King    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

King North Carolina is a great place to raise a family, it has become the go to city, as Greensboro, winston salem and high point continue to decline. Greensboro,  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to be if you want to be led. No such thing as co-exist here. Check out the city leadership decisions and their non con-existing ideals.  More

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