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Mountain View, CA vs Waynesville, NC

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- Waynesville spends 42.4% less per student than Mountain View.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.0% lower in Waynesville than in Mountain View. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waynesville had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain View
 Mountain View, CAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,599$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,369$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5634573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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