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Wilmington, NC vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Longview spends 8.5% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Longview than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Longview had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCLongview, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,267$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,012$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

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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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 · 

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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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