2025 Compare Cities Education:
Park City, UT vs Black Mountain, NC

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- Black Mountain spends 19.6% less per student than Park City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in Black Mountain than in Park City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Black Mountain had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Park City
 Park City, UTBlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,556  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor340  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Park City    12 Reviews

I lived in Park City for 6 years. Vail purchase of resort(s) and capacity reached in school system have caused a real estate bubble, in my opinion, with 500-1,000 per  More

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we have lived there off and on for 27 years and love it in the winter and summer, the muddy months starting in april are not so good but we head back to calif. at that  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like this town  More

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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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