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Rockingham, NC vs Waxhaw, NC

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Highlights
- Waxhaw spends 1.9% less per student than Rockingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Waxhaw than in Rockingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waxhaw had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockingham
 Rockingham, NCWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,079  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Rockingham    1 Reviews

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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Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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