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South Boston, VA vs Wilson, NC

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- Wilson spends 13.7% less per student than South Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.6% higher in Wilson than in South Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Boston
 South Boston, VAWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,091  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor306  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for South Boston    2 Reviews
DL · South Boston, VA
Boring
Over 17 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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DL · South Boston, VA
LoL
Over 17 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews
Robert · Norfolk, VA
Run far away as possible from the City of Wilson.
Over 6 years ago

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Bp · Wilson, NC
Wilson (Wilson County)- change is not positive
Over 15 years ago

Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Hannah · Wilson, NC
A general overview from a lifetime resident
Over 17 years ago

Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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