2025 Compare Cities Education:
Black Mountain, NC vs Lenox, MA

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Highlights
- Lenox spends 92.7% more per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Lenox than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenox had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCLenox, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,370$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Lenox    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lenox, MA sounlds like a great place to live: low crime, beautiful scenery and affordable rents! I plan to move there as soon as I  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lenox sounds like a great place to live: low crime, beautiful scenery and affordable rents! I plan on moving there as soon as I  More

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