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Hickory, NC vs Winter Springs, FL

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- Winter Springs spends 0.9% less per student than Hickory.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Winter Springs than in Hickory. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winter Springs had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hickory
 Hickory, NCWinter Springs, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,282  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,272$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock66734573
 Students per Counselor287  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Winter Springs    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

To look at Winter Springs you would think it was the All American, Ozzie and Harriet type community. The crime rate is low and the neighbors are friendly. Most of the  More

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I have lived in Winter Springs 3 times in the past 8 years and I have to agree with a couple of things and I will give you my feeling about the area. Nice schools, nice  More

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I agree that this is a nice, little city to live and raise kids in...if you're rich. However, if you're a teacher, you're not going to make enough money to buy a home in  More

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