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Wilson, NC vs Valdosta, GA

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- Valdosta spends 16.4% more per student than Wilson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Valdosta than in Wilson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valdosta had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilson
 Wilson, NCValdosta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,264$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5044573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Valdosta    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The people here are the poster children of "southern hospitality". Meaning they are snooty, passive aggressive, racist, judgemental,fake, people I've ever there is  More

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Finding a job in Valdosta is extremely hard unless you know someone! Trying to get some kind of medical insurance if your not working is even worse! There is no  More

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I LOVE THE TROPICAL RAINS HERE,AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES I GO OUT TO WASH MY HAIR, I AM VERY PRAYERFUL WHEN I DO IT, I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF THE WEATHER.  More

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