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New Bedford, MA vs Hendersonville, NC

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- Hendersonville spends 41.7% less per student than New Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Hendersonville than in New Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bedford
 New Bedford, MAHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,848$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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