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Ashburn, VA vs Blowing Rock, NC

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Highlights
- Blowing Rock spends 36.9% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.9% lower in Blowing Rock than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blowing Rock had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VABlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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