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Hickory, NC vs Tallahassee, FL

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- Tallahassee spends 11.7% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Tallahassee than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9184573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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