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Hickory, NC vs Califon, NJ

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- Califon spends 170.4% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.3% lower in Califon than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Califon had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCCalifon, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,057$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Califon    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Absolutely love it. Real old fashioned home town where everyone knows each other. Has a great river for fly fishing and a trail for running, biking, cross county  More

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Over 15 years ago

Living in Califon New Jersey is like comming home to a vacation paradise every day,my home is on a flag lot that is very secluded to public view. I am 650 feet from the  More

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Califon, NJ is in horse country.....Hunterdon County where more than half of the acreage is in agriculture. Good housing stock, great schools, beautiful winding  More

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