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Spartanburg, SC vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount spends 32.3% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.7% higher in Rocky Mount than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 8 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 10 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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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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