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Hickory, NC vs Clayton, NC

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- Clayton spends 0.5% less per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Clayton than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%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 Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

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