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Black Mountain, NC vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 65.5% more per student than Black Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% higher in Seattle than in Black Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Black Mountain
 Black Mountain, NCSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%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.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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