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Morehead City, NC vs Melissa, TX

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- Melissa spends 30.7% more per student than Morehead City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Melissa than in Morehead City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melissa had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Morehead City
 Morehead City, NCMelissa, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor263  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Morehead City    4 Reviews

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast  More

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Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad  More

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I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating  More

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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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