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Hickory, NC vs Bay Shore, NY

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- Bay Shore spends 202.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Bay Shore than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bay Shore had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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