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Waynesville, NC vs Holly Springs, NC

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- Holly Springs spends 9.6% more per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% higher in Holly Springs than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holly Springs had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCHolly Springs, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Holly Springs    2 Reviews

I moved to Holly Springs with my husband when I was 21 years old, right after I had finished college. We chose Holly Springs for the convenient location, affordable  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to the Triangle in 1993, and into Holly Springs in 1995. It has been fun living here and watching the town grow. When we moved, there were 3,000 people in the  More

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