2025 Compare Cities Education:
Black Mountain, NC vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 8.6% more per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Dallas than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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