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Gloucester Point, VA vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 20.2% less per student than Gloucester Point.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Hickory than in Gloucester Point. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gloucester Point
 Gloucester Point, VAHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,876  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gloucester Point    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

the people here are ignorant. nothing to do.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Recently moved to Falls Church, enjoy the diversity and the close proximity to everything, however the traffic is  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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