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Beech Mountain, NC vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- Mechanicsville spends 0.5% less per student than Beech Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.5% higher in Mechanicsville than in Beech Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsville had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beech Mountain
 Beech Mountain, NCMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Beech Mountain    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been visiting beech mt nc. for the past 15 yrs. this year is the year we will be moving to this wonderous area. my husbands family is originally from here. if  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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