2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 26.9% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% higher in Prospect than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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