2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gastonia, NC vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa spends 8.1% less per student than Gastonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.9% higher in Maricopa than in Gastonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Maricopa had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gastonia
 Gastonia, NCMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,044$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,280$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock73694573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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