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Kinston, NC vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 70.4% more per student than Kinston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.0% higher in Long Beach than in Kinston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kinston
 Kinston, NCLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,792  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Kinston    4 Reviews

I moved to Kinston, NC for retirement. Purchased a house from the auction held by the court. As a person of color, I was unable to obtain an attorney, while I was sued  More

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I'm moving my business and family with 2 young children to Kinston in March from Chapel Hill/Durham. Kinston is really nice with a great new restaurants, close proximity  More

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Over 13 years ago

hello! I recently visted parts of North Carolina and was amazed! I loved the people and the helpful tips from townies. I saw some amazing houses, in Kinston.   More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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