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Wilson, NC vs Forest Park, GA

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Highlights
- Forest Park spends 16.0% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Forest Park than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forest Park had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCForest Park, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,915$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8894573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Forest Park    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Forest Park Georgia is a great place to live. It is perfected located near airport and major interstates. The schools are great and the county is  More

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I read a review stating there is a lot of crime. I have lived in Forest Park since 1971 and have never been robbed or the victim of any other crime. We are a multi  More

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