2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, IN vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 9.4% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Asheville than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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