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Wilson, NC vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 18.2% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Durham than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8084573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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