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Hickory, NC vs Edmonds, WA

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- Edmonds spends 77.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Edmonds than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edmonds had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,118$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15644573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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