2025 Compare Cities Education:
Elmira, NY vs Burnsville, NC

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Highlights
- Burnsville spends 51.2% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Burnsville than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burnsville had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYBurnsville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,763$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,771$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3274573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 14 years now and I believe it has saved my life. I love riding my motorcycle through the Burnsville area and surrounding Counties. It's only a  More

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Beautiful mountains. God's country for sure. Burnsville is still cheap for land and has the most potential of being a cute desirable city like Asheville. Only 40 minutes  More

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