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Newberry, SC vs Opelika, AL

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Highlights
- Opelika spends 8.1% less per student than Newberry.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.9% higher in Opelika than in Newberry. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelika had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newberry
 Newberry, SCOpelika, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Newberry    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Look at the CRIME RATE---LOOK AT THE MAKE OF RESIDENTS-----NUF  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice medium sized community with diverse industry and aa 4 year private college. Located approximately half way between Columbia and  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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