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Rocky Mount, NC vs Wallace, NC

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Highlights
- Wallace spends 2.5% less per student than Rocky Mount.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Wallace than in Rocky Mount. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wallace had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rocky Mount
 Rocky Mount, NCWallace, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,601$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,516  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Wallace    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

wallace is a great place to live but wallace needs new leaders with newer ideas to make the town a better place to live and start a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wallace, NC is the slowest, most under developed town I have ever been in. Do not move here, there is more to do in the privacy of your own home than getting out in the  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's already been in the 80-90's and it's only April. But if you are planning to move here, I hope you like  More

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