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Rocky Mount, NC vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 17.9% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Durham than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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