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Hickory, NC vs Carlisle, PA

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- Carlisle spends 84.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Carlisle than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlisle had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCCarlisle, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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