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Hickory, NC vs Matthews, NC

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- Matthews spends 26.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Matthews than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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