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Hickory, NC vs Pittsburgh, PA

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- Pittsburgh spends 132.9% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Pittsburgh than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5424573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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