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Nags Head, NC vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 19.0% less per student than Nags Head.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Hickory than in Nags Head. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nags Head
 Nags Head, NCHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,468  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Nags Head    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

what is the cost to living at the  More

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Over 16 years ago

In your facts about Avon, NC you have it's location being in Hyde County. In reality, Avon, NC is in Dare County. Carolyn Honeycutt Avon, NC  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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