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Hickory, NC vs Cape Coral, FL

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- Cape Coral spends 15.4% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Cape Coral than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cape Coral had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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