2025 Compare Cities Education:
Asheville, NC vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 9.9% less per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.3% higher in Salt Lake City than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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