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Hagerstown, MD vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 37.8% less per student than Hagerstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Hickory than in Hagerstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hagerstown
 Hagerstown, MDHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hagerstown    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THEY ALLOW BULLYING.............. MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS BEEN A STUDENT SINCE PRE K AND STARTING IN  More

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THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THEY ALLOW BULLYING.............. MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS BEEN A STUDENT SINCE PRE K AND STARTING IN  More

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Over 13 years ago

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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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