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Black Mountain, NC vs Cocoa, FL

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Highlights
- Cocoa spends 11.7% less per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% higher in Cocoa than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cocoa had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCCocoa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

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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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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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 Cocoa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Cocoa benefits = super low property taxes, very little hurricane damage in last 40 years, grow anything (we grow 40% of what we eat in a regular neighborhood lot) 17  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have lived in cocoa FL for 7yrs and rockledge before cocoa for 20yrs,we now live in cocoa,it's a very dirty town has nothing to offer,the crime yet unreported  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to  More

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