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Oberlin, OH vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands spends 29.1% less per student than Oberlin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% lower in Highlands than in Oberlin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oberlin
 Oberlin, OHHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oberlin    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Oberlin is a small (pop. ca. 10,000) city in Northeastern Ohio, 40 minutes west/southwest of Cleveland and 25 minutes from the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Its center is  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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