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Rocky Mount, NC vs Garner, NC

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Highlights
- Garner spends 18.0% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Garner than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garner had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Garner    3 Reviews

One of the best areas in the Triangle Region of North Carolina for cost effective housing. Since the RE bust in 2008 home prices have fallen across the country. The  More

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I moved here about a year ago from FL and love it. We chose Johnston County as opposed to Wake County due to the tax base and the schools. The cost of a home out here  More

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Hi. I currently live in Hollywood, Florida and truly love it; however, I've decided to return to Garner where I lived for 7 years. The grass is really not greener here.  More

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