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Las Cruces, NM vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 1.4% less per student than Las Cruces.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% lower in Asheville than in Las Cruces. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Las Cruces

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 Las Cruces, NMAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,307$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,055$10,947$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,484$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0513.316.23
 Students per Librarian19123634573
 Students per Counselor468239530
 Grade School Educ.6.1%2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%17.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%50.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 1 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 3 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  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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