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Hickory, NC vs Sun City, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City spends 5.6% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Sun City than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun City had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCSun City, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%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.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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