2024 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 16.4% less per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% lower in Asheville than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$10,947$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7113.316.23
 Students per Librarian9313634573
 Students per Counselor613239530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%50.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  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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