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Hickory, NC vs Mint Hill, NC

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- Mint Hill spends 26.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Mint Hill than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mint Hill had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCMint Hill, 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.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Mint Hill    4 Reviews

This small downtown has such a great potential to really be a great small downtown. The town has recently made some decisions that make you want to pause to move here  More

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Going for ice cream at one of our local shops, then gathering at town hall for a summer concert…how does that sound? Mint Hill is a growing community SE of Charlotte in  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mint Hill is going to be the next Weddington, NC with the advantage of a quick commute to downtown Charlotte. The new housing developments are mostly in the 500,000  More

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