2025 Compare Cities Education:
Los Altos, CA vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Brevard spends 34.1% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.3% lower in Brevard than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brevard had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CABrevard, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,133$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,091$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5344573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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