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Hot Springs, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands spends 10.2% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Highlands than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,375  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Been living here in Hot Springs area of NC for the past 15 years.Retired and nice being less than an hour to Asheville without having to put up with the high cost of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hot Springs is a small mountain town located on the French Broad River. Living here provides a very calm and peaceful life.We enjoy the warm mineral baths which are  More

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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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