2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hickory, NC vs Salt Lake City, UT

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- Salt Lake City spends 9.3% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% higher in Salt Lake City than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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