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Roanoke, VA vs Muncie, IN

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- Muncie spends 10.6% less per student than Roanoke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Muncie than in Roanoke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roanoke
 Roanoke, VAMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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