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West Bend, WI vs Hickory, NC

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Highlights
- Hickory spends 27.6% less per student than West Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Hickory than in West Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hickory had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Bend
 West Bend, WIHickory, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,003$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  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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