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Marietta, OH vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville spends 21.3% less per student than Marietta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% lower in Asheville than in Marietta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marietta
 Marietta, OHAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor525  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Marietta    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Can safely go to grocery store in the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Long, gray, dreary  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice quiet college community that is relatively crime free.Population is around 15,000. Reasonable proximity to Pittsburgh (1.5 hrs),Columbus (2hrs) and Cleveland  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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