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Matthews, NC vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Brevard spends 3.8% less per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Brevard than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brevard had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCBrevard, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,133$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,091$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5344573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  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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