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Peachtree City, GA vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 25.2% less per student than Peachtree City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Hickory than in Peachtree City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Peachtree City
 Peachtree City, GAHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,624  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Peachtree City    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The water is undrinkable. It smells and tastes like it has passed through a pile of decomposing grass. There has been no announcement from the city government as to  More

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...of what I consider very desirable and what I consider very undesirable. Moderate-to-high income level, educated folks with high expectations for their children,  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a beautiful town to live in. My main objection is that when we moved here from South Florida, I had no idea that it got this cold and stayed this cold all  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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