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Lake Lure, NC vs Newland, NC

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- Newland spends 60.0% more per student than Lake Lure.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Newland than in Lake Lure. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newland had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Lure
 Lake Lure, NCNewland, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,798$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,462  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Lure    3 Reviews

I was only here on vacation for about a week or so... But in this relatively-short span of time, I came to not only love this place, but also adore it. I also adore  More

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Lake Lure has a retirement community that has been slowly discovered - Rumbling Bald Mountain Resort. This small lake area community has beautiful mountain views,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hello My wife and I have lived in Lake Lure in the Hickory full time since 2002. It is in many ways the best kept secret in Western NC. We live in the Rumbling Bald  More

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Reviews for Newland    1 Reviews

We’ve owned a mountain property in Newland, NC for around 4 years now. We bought in the same resort community that our parents bought a second home in only a couple  More

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