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Spartanburg, SC vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 32.4% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Wilson than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 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The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More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 7 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 9 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 Wilson    7 Reviews

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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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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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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