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Biltmore Forest, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands spends 7.0% less per student than Biltmore Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in Highlands than in Biltmore Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Biltmore Forest
 Biltmore Forest, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree21.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews
Rutger · Atlanta, GA
Beautiful historic town in stunning surroundings
Over 1 years ago

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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JC · Danielson, CT
Used to be a nice town
Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Don · Highlands, NC
Business Environment
Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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