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Henderson, NV vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 14.2% less per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Wilson than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, NVWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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