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Oak Ridge, NC vs Matthews, NC

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Highlights
- Matthews spends 18.4% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Matthews than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Matthews had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, NCMatthews, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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