2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hickory, NC vs Louisville, KY

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- Louisville spends 56.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Louisville than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCLouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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