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Waxhaw, NC vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 4.5% less per student than Waxhaw.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Hickory than in Waxhaw. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waxhaw
 Waxhaw, NCHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,153  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  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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