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Hickory, NC vs Calhoun, GA

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- Calhoun spends 11.6% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Calhoun than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Calhoun had 19.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCCalhoun, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,167$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,209$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7574573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Calhoun    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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Over 10 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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