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Hickory, NC vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 37.7% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Detroit than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory

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 Hickory, NCDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,003$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282$12,521$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,893$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0917.7416.23
 Students per Librarian71714714573
 Students per Counselor287617530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%12.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%25.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%16.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 1 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 2 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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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ZIPS IN HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA
28601 28602
ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total

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