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Rocky Mount, NC vs Colonial Heights, VA

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- Colonial Heights spends 43.8% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Colonial Heights than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colonial Heights had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCColonial Heights, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,155$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,350$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9294573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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