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Kernersville, NC vs Waukesha, WI

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- Waukesha spends 40.4% more per student than Kernersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Waukesha than in Kernersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernersville
 Kernersville, NCWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kernersville    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  More

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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