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Wadsworth, OH vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 36.7% less per student than Wadsworth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Hickory than in Wadsworth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wadsworth
 Wadsworth, OHHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,302  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor467  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Wadsworth    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I've lived in Wadsworth for 30 years now. It's a nice place to raise a family. It's growing, but still has a small town quality. Very little crime, very good schools,  More

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I am a sixth generation Wadsworth resident. I moved to California and came back. There is no where on earth I would rather raise my 10 children. Crime is low, there are  More

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I am a 25 year old female and have lived in Wadsworth all my life. The schools aren't bad and we truely have very little crime. Or at least it's not announced nationwide  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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