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Hickory, NC vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 63.3% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% lower in Scranton than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14464573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%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 Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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