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Utica, NY vs Statesville, NC

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Highlights
- Statesville spends 55.8% less per student than Utica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% higher in Statesville than in Utica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Statesville had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Utica
 Utica, NYStatesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,115$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,507$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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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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