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Lenoir, NC vs Stanley, NC

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Highlights
- Stanley spends 1.7% less per student than Lenoir.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Stanley than in Lenoir. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stanley had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lenoir
 Lenoir, NCStanley, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,768  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Stanley    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

there is alot of older people that live in Stanley so i have to say that is why Stanley is honey hole of different religions and churches.Good place to raise a  More

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