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Black Mountain, NC vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 12.9% less per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% higher in Phoenix than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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