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Pikeville, NC vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 25.5% more per student than Pikeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Wilmington than in Pikeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 23.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pikeville
 Pikeville, NCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,504  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.20.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pikeville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We have been in the Pikeville-Goldsboro area for four years now. This place kinda grows on you. Things, at times, seem too Black-White, and this bothers me when raising  More

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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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