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New Bern, NC vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands spends 14.1% more per student than New Bern.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Highlands than in New Bern. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bern
 New Bern, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,611  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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