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Statesville, NC vs Kinston, NC

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Highlights
- Kinston spends 1.1% more per student than Statesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Kinston than in Statesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kinston had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Statesville
 Statesville, NCKinston, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,227$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,729$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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Reviews for Kinston    4 Reviews

I moved to Kinston, NC for retirement. Purchased a house from the auction held by the court. As a person of color, I was unable to obtain an attorney, while I was sued  More

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I'm moving my business and family with 2 young children to Kinston in March from Chapel Hill/Durham. Kinston is really nice with a great new restaurants, close proximity  More

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Over 13 years ago

hello! I recently visted parts of North Carolina and was amazed! I loved the people and the helpful tips from townies. I saw some amazing houses, in Kinston.   More

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