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Powell, WY vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 45.3% less per student than Powell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in New Bern than in Powell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Powell
 Powell, WYNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,767  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Powell    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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