2025 Compare Cities Education:
Asheville, NC vs New River, AZ

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Highlights
- New River spends 12.9% less per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% higher in New River than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New River had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCNew River, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 New River    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Air quality should be the most important part of where you decide to live. New River is smog  More

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As New River resident and RealtorĀ® for 14 years there are many reasons why I love calling New River home: the fresh air, the mountain views, the wildlife, the starry  More

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Over 12 years ago

thinking of moving and retiring in New River from  More

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