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Hickory, NC vs Falls Church, VA

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Highlights
- Falls Church spends 101.5% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Falls Church than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Falls Church had 9.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCFalls Church, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,881$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8314573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock34.2%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 Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  More

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