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Asheville, NC vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores spends 37.1% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Ocean Shores than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Shores had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,732$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock42584573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%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 Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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