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Dearborn, MI vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 11.9% less per student than Dearborn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Asheville than in Dearborn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dearborn
 Dearborn, MIAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 16 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  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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