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Pahrump, NV vs Hickory, NC

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- Hickory spends 23.1% less per student than Pahrump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Hickory than in Pahrump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pahrump
 Pahrump, NVHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor207  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  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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