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Cullowhee, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands spends 5.5% less per student than Cullowhee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Highlands than in Cullowhee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cullowhee
 Cullowhee, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,177  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor231  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cullowhee    2 Reviews

Cullowhee NC is such a beautiful place to visit. People are super nice . I stayed in a cabin on the side of a mountain by myself. It was absolutely wonderful. It had  More

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A truly beautiful place to live. I have lived here off & on for 26 years, and have seen a great many changes surrounding the university. Unfortunately, WCU and it's  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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