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Hickory, NC vs Herndon, VA

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- Herndon spends 75.7% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Herndon than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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