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Matthews, NC vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 20.7% less per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Hickory than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  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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