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Hickory, NC vs Williamsville, NY

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- Williamsville spends 134.1% more per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Williamsville than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsville had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCWilliamsville, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,413$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%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 Williamsville    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

schools are 10 meaning the best, crime rates low, friendly  More

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The weather here is perfect. Pretty mild winters for the Buffalo area because we are not in the snow belt. Summers are fantastic. Nothing compares to New York in the  More

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I live in a great town--Williamsville offers the affordable housing, great place to raise a family, friendly neighbors convenient with regards to sports, entertainment,  More

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