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Lenoir, NC vs Blowing Rock, NC

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Highlights
- Blowing Rock spends 1.4% more per student than Lenoir.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Blowing Rock than in Lenoir. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blowing Rock had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lenoir
 Lenoir, NCBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,768  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 11 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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