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Highlands, NC vs Woodland Park, CO

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Highlights
- Woodland Park spends 16.1% more per student than Highlands.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Woodland Park than in Highlands. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Woodland Park had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands
 Highlands, NCWoodland Park, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,097$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,830$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3444573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Woodland Park    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I think the state January low temperature reading of 3 degrees is way too low. Most other weather services report the January low, at about 10 degrees warmer which would  More

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Over 7 years ago

We've lived here for 15 years and love it. Our new neighbors, who moved here a year ago from Virginia, refer to it as "Paradise." We like the clean air and sunshine.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I still like Woodland Park, CO and despite the fact that I went through a terrible divorce there, its a beautiful and quaint little place to live. You do need some  More

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