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Tampa, FL vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 9.9% less per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Hickory than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor476  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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