2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo, NY vs Hendersonville, NC

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Highlights
- Hendersonville spends 49.4% less per student than Buffalo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% higher in Hendersonville than in Buffalo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo
 Buffalo, NYHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,848$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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Reviews for Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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