2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hicksville, NY vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 68.5% less per student than Hicksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% higher in New Bern than in Hicksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hicksville
 Hicksville, NYNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hicksville    3 Reviews

If you need to live in the tri-state area, Hicksville is a good choice. Lots of amenities, train station, restaurants, etc. There is a large Indian population, which is  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Over 19 years ago

I live on Long Island, NY. The price of housing and the cost of living is very high. The weather is too humid in the summer and too cold in the winter.  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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