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Reidsville, NC vs Galax, VA

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Highlights
- Galax spends 21.7% more per student than Reidsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% lower in Galax than in Reidsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galax had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reidsville
 Reidsville, NCGalax, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,229$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,536  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,820$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6774573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Reidsville    3 Reviews

everyone is amicable here. much more relaxed than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also a lot less traffic (and of course, less road rage). cost of  More

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everyone is amicable here. way less hustle and bustle than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also way less road rage. cost of living/rent is lower  More

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Over 6 years ago

i like this place, low cost of living, laid  More

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Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 11 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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