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Martinez, CA vs Gastonia, NC

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- Gastonia spends 28.0% less per student than Martinez.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.6% lower in Gastonia than in Martinez. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gastonia had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Martinez
 Martinez, CAGastonia, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6544573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Martinez    1 Reviews
Alan · Anchorage, AK
Nice Place
Over 19 years ago

Beautiful weather, not too hot or too cold. Just enough rain to keep the reservoirs  More

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Reviews for Gastonia    11 Reviews
Tonda · Gastonia, NC
Greed town not G town
Over 5 years ago

This city is about Greed. Council does not care about the citizens. The only hospital pays the city millions so they can be on hospital. Quality of care I rate a 2. Low  More

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ASHLEY · Plantation, FL
MOVING
Over 7 years ago

I AMFROM FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE AND I AM LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARD GASTONIA, NC. I AM A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 AND FEEL THAT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR MY FAMILY WOULD BE  More

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Abhd · Gastonia, NC
Education
Over 17 years ago

The schools are overcrowded but the county is trying to rectify the situation by building new  More

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