2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Lure, NC vs Wausau, WI

Change Cities
Highlights
- Wausau spends 44.7% more per student than Lake Lure.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Wausau than in Lake Lure. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wausau had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Lure
 Lake Lure, NCWausau, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,462  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,353$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4424573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lake Lure

Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

   |    Reply

Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

   |    Reply

I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Wausau


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.