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Hurricane, WV vs Laurel, DE

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 36.1% more per student than Hurricane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Laurel than in Hurricane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 24.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hurricane
 Hurricane, WVLaurel, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 13 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 Laurel    2 Reviews

In the town of Laurel there are two properties taxes, town and country. Outside of town only has county. In town of Laurel there is city water, sewage and trash with a  More

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Laurel is place I moved to because a house was available at a time when a roof was the most important thing in my life. The people here are snooty for no reason. Jobs a  More

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