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Hickory, NC vs Laramie, WY

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- Laramie spends 66.6% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Laramie than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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