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Gastonia, NC vs Scottsboro, AL

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Highlights
- Scottsboro spends 5.0% more per student than Gastonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Scottsboro than in Gastonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsboro had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gastonia
 Gastonia, NCScottsboro, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,485$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,634$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4494573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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