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Mooresville, NC vs Gaston, NC

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- Gaston spends 34.2% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Gaston than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaston had 19.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, NCGaston, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,572$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,664$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 6 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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Reviews for Gaston    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Moved here 3 years ago from Ohio to be near the grandkids. I have found out that taxes, gasoline, utilities, are much higher then Ohio. These items also continue to go  More

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Based on what i know Gaston is the best place to  More

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