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Parkersburg, WV vs Hillsville, VA

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- Hillsville spends 12.3% less per student than Parkersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% lower in Hillsville than in Parkersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsville had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkersburg
 Parkersburg, WVHillsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,932  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,305$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7034573
 Students per Counselor396  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Hillsville    2 Reviews

The town of Hillsville is overripe for revitalization. The surrounding county of Carroll is the poorest county in Virginia and the area is sadly depressed, which  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you are looking to move to this beatiful mountain town then there are a few things you should you know. It's VERY rural, by that I mean if you plan on doing any  More

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