2024 Compare Cities Education:
Martinsville, VA vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 5.4% less per student than Martinsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Wilmington than in Martinsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Martinsville
 Martinsville, VAWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,012$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,408$10,597$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,636$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5614.1716.23
 Students per Librarian9097234573
 Students per Counselor227282530
 Grade School Educ.4.5%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.15.3%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%43.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Martinsville    3 Reviews

I've lived here almost 40 years and taught economics in the local community college. Ideally situated between Greensboro NC and Roanoke VA. Low housing prices, crime  More

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Over 12 years ago

We are lucky if we get one snowfall that covers the ground and stays for 1-2 days. Winters are mild with beautiful spring and fall weather. The summers are great but  More

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Over 14 years ago

Boring! Nothing to do, nowhere to go, very scarce on jobs........need I say  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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