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Hickory, NC vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Myers spends 15.4% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Fort Myers than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Myers had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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