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West Jefferson, NC vs Carthage, NC

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- Carthage spends 14.7% less per student than West Jefferson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Carthage than in West Jefferson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 11.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Jefferson
 West Jefferson, NCCarthage, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor264  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Jefferson    1 Reviews

West Jefferson is a nice town with basic shopping facilities, family restaurants, library. But, the housing situation is a bit lacking. Most of the newer houses in the  More

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Reviews for Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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