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Laguna Woods, CA vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands spends 26.2% less per student than Laguna Woods.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.0% lower in Highlands than in Laguna Woods. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laguna Woods
 Laguna Woods, CAHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Laguna Woods    3 Reviews

I.ve lived in Laguna Woods Village since 2020 and I like it. There is a sense of tranquility here and community with my neighbors. The best part of it is that there's a  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live here now and its my 3 rd home. Bigger 3 bedroom to a smaller1 bedroom and now a 2 bedroom. Its a great safe quiet and extremely well planned city...beautiful  More

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Over 17 years ago

The city of Laguna Woods is primarily a gated over 55 senior community that was formerly Leisure World. It is a very well run community with many activities including a  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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