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Gardnerville, NV vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 15.3% less per student than Gardnerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Hickory than in Gardnerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gardnerville
 Gardnerville, NVHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,750  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gardnerville    7 Reviews

Retired a few years, moved here from California after 2+ years of visiting the area during all 4 seasons. I live right in town. Some observations. Weather- it’s  More

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Was looking for a average priced home in $170 to$200 and a job good luck. High price on their Homes in the area most be made of gold, higher than most homes in  More

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Over 12 years ago

The things i dont like: Dogs biting me. Loud music. Horses, and flies. Long pants, I want to wear shorts but dogs attack me and flies bite me. Dust. I dont like  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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