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Hickory, NC vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 84.0% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% higher in San Jose than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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