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Wilmington, NC vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 12.4% less per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.3% higher in Sierra Vista than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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