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Kill Devil Hills, NC vs Ocean City, MD

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- Ocean City spends 88.7% more per student than Kill Devil Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Ocean City than in Kill Devil Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean City had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kill Devil Hills
 Kill Devil Hills, NCOcean City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,295$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,468  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,098$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4254573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kill Devil Hills    1 Reviews

I am a real estate broker in the Kill Devil Hills area and the average house does not cost you $143,000. An average cost is $300,000 - and I can prove it. That is just  More

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Reviews for Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  More

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