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Smithfield, NC vs Centereach, NY

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- Centereach spends 203.6% more per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Centereach than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centereach had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, NCCentereach, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,117  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor369  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 18 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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Reviews for Centereach    3 Reviews

Centereach is, as the name implies, in the center of Long Island. It was originally, farmland but now, is chocked full of housing developments and stores. One of it's  More

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Over 15 years ago

One and a half hours to NYC...One Hour to awesome  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in centereach for 32+ years it's a great place to live...i am however getting tiered of the long cold winters and looking for another place to live and  More

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