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Parker, CO vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 4.5% less per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Asheville than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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