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Graham, NC vs Ashland, KY

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 28.7% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Ashland than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, NCAshland, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,795$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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Reviews for Ashland    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I'm 33 years old, and I've lived in this town for 25 of them. Not by choice. The majority of people here, and I'm not exaggerating, are on drugs. It's sad. And I'm  More

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Over 6 years ago

The people of Ashland are amazing and its growing and getting better everyday. Every weekend there is things to get involved with and excellent local restaurants, as  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to Ashland and it's a step up from flood ravaged Louisiana! I love the weather we have here. After our first year living in Ashland and having  More

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