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Plant City, FL vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 9.9% less per student than Plant City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Hickory than in Plant City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plant City
 Plant City, FLHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Plant City    7 Reviews

Plant City used to be known primarily as a farming community with not much else going on. Now its beginning to grow out of that stigma, and lately has been having new  More

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Outside of the weather, which in MISERABLE with heat and humidity, PC is a quaint rural town who wants to remain quaint and rural. 25 years ago all Plant City had, was  More

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When it comes to weather and comfort, Plant City is in a word God-awful, unless you have a high tolerance for heat and humidity. Though nearby Tampa/St. Pete may be in  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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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