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Waynesville, NC vs Goldsboro, NC

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- Goldsboro spends 7.5% less per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Goldsboro than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goldsboro had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,334$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6994573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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