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Hickory, NC vs Puyallup, WA

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- Puyallup spends 83.6% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Puyallup than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Puyallup had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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