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Rising Sun, MD vs Hillsville, VA

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- Hillsville spends 21.2% less per student than Rising Sun.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% lower in Hillsville than in Rising Sun. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsville had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rising Sun
 Rising Sun, MDHillsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,740  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,305$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7034573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Robin · Hillsville, VA
Potential with no motivation toward improvement
Over 6 years ago

The town of Hillsville is overripe for revitalization. The surrounding county of Carroll is the poorest county in Virginia and the area is sadly depressed, which  More

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Robert · Hillsville, VA
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Over 19 years ago

If you are looking to move to this beatiful mountain town then there are a few things you should you know. It's VERY rural, by that I mean if you plan on doing any  More

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