2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 10.5% less per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Hickory than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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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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