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Maricopa, AZ vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 0.4% less per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Hickory than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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