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Rockingham, NC vs Polkton, NC

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- Polkton spends 9.2% more per student than Rockingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Polkton than in Rockingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Polkton had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockingham
 Rockingham, NCPolkton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,079  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,169$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7334573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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vanna · Rockingham, NC
Small Town
Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Rockingham, Nc my whole life. I want desperately to move to a larger city. There is nothing fun to do in Rockingham. The job market is horrible and  More

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Bp · Polkton, NC
population
Over 18 years ago

the population of polkton is listed as 20,753 however, i live in polkton, and know for certain that this number is very wrong. polkton is a small town, and on other  More

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