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Wilmington, NC vs Kings Mountain, NC

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- Kings Mountain spends 14.7% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Kings Mountain than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kings Mountain had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCKings Mountain, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,497$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews
jimmy · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington is EXPENSIVE.. No Affordable Housing
Over 2 years ago

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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Kate · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington has it's pros and cons.
Over 3 years ago

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 
Erasing History and charm
Over 4 years ago

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Kings Mountain    2 Reviews
Samuel · Kings Mountain, NC
Lived here all my life.
Over 13 years ago

I'm 22 now and I've been here my entire life. I truly despise living here now and would not recommend it to anyone, although the country areas and the historical Kings  More

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Orlando · Kings Mountain, NC
Beautiful Small Town
Over 14 years ago

Beautiful Small Town Near the Appalachian  More

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