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Portsmouth, VA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount spends 22.1% less per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Rocky Mount than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,089  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews
Brenda L. · Portsmouth, VA
answer to question about paper mills
Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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harry · Portsmouth, VA
location
Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Audrey · Fort Myers, FL
Question: Are there any paper mills in the Portsmo
Over 17 years ago

Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 12 years ago

Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Derrick  · Rocky Mount, NC
What should I do
Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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