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Rocky Mount, NC vs Sunbury, PA

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- Sunbury spends 63.0% more per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Sunbury than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunbury had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCSunbury, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,706$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7664573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 6 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 15 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 Sunbury    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Dont get me wrong, I like Sunbury. However, lately crime seems to be a bit higher, and it is definitely an economically repressed area. A lot of the major factories  More

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Over 20 years ago

This town is the worst, aside from looking like a decent place if you are passing through there is nothing else. There is nothing to do for recreation, for kids or  More

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I have lived in this area since I was born 23 years ago. The economy is horrible, the unemployment is high, there isn't any job growth, businesses are closing left and  More

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