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Asheville, NC vs Highland, CA

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- Highland spends 21.0% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.0% higher in Highland than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCHighland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Highland    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Highland for about 14 years. The East Highland area, where I live, is awesome. Great weather and very nice area with affordable and nice planned  More

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Over 14 years ago

Highland is a bedroom comunity to the LA, Orange County area to the west. We are part of the Redlands School dist. and have two Jr. Colleges near by with Cal State San  More

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Over 14 years ago

Is there alot of crime in Highland? What part of the city is  More

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