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Black Mountain, NC vs Carrboro, NC

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- Carrboro spends 28.2% more per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Carrboro than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carrboro had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCCarrboro, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews
Margaret · Denham Springs, LA
Loved Black Mountain!
Over 3 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Amy  · Black Mountain, NC
Different
Over 13 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Donna · Black Mountain, NC
No Place Closer to Heaven
Over 16 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews
Lot · Carrboro, NC
Carrboro Bottleneck
Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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vanessa · Chapel Hill, NC
lively and progressive community
Over 14 years ago

Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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matt · Carrboro, NC
good climate
Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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