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Hurricane, WV vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Apex spends 8.4% less per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Apex than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apex had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, WVApex, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

having lived all over the country since 1992, i moved to hurricane from the northern va. D.C. area to get away from the rat race. this town is exaclty what i was  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 12 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 15 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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