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Asheville, NC vs River Falls, WI

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- River Falls spends 52.1% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in River Falls than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- River Falls had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCRiver Falls, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,453$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,035$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%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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Scotty · 

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 River Falls    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It is a great place -- plenty of recreation and space. If you like overly planned suburbs this is not the place. It is a small college town with a traditional downtown  More

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Over 18 years ago

if you like cold winters...this is the  More

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Over 19 years ago

the cost of living is increasing, and a the student population increases it is hard for a college student to find affordable off campus  More

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