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Mount Airy, NC vs Pensacola, FL

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- Pensacola spends 10.4% less per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Pensacola than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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