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Hickory, NC vs Swedesboro, NJ

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- Swedesboro spends 108.2% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Swedesboro than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Swedesboro had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCSwedesboro, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,825$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,953$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12394573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Swedesboro    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ive lived in Swedesboro for over 25 years......This place really SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!!! We have the highest property taxes on the planet! and going up. Don't even  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice safe community to live  More

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