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Hickory, NC vs Kingman, AZ

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Highlights
- Kingman spends 5.6% less per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.1% higher in Kingman than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingman had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCKingman, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%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 Kingman    52 Reviews

I've lived here for just over a year. Had I known then what I know now, I probably would not have moved here. Here are my observations: 1. Cost of living here is  More

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You have to know what you are signing up for when you move to a place like Kingman. I’ve lived all over the country and in many big cities. Prior to Kingman we lived in  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here about 6 months ago from Temecula Ca. Overall…..love it! Low stress easy lifestyle. People are really nice here, very polite and kind. Not the prettiest people  More

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