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Hickory, NC vs Gig Harbor, WA

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- Gig Harbor spends 83.6% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Gig Harbor than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gig Harbor had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%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 Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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