2025 Compare Cities Education:
Effingham, IL vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 27.3% less per student than Effingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Asheville than in Effingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Effingham
 Effingham, ILAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Effingham    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Excellent Christian community and conservative area. Nice area surrounded by farmland and lakes!  More

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Over 13 years ago

Effingham is a place of conservative ideals and belief in the United States  More

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Over 18 years ago

We checked in to this motel on our way home from a funeral. It was nearly 10:00 PM and we were all tired from a long day of travelling. Upon entering the room, we  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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