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Edina, MN vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 37.2% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Asheville than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 17 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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