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Pell City, AL vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands spends 13.2% more per student than Pell City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.9% lower in Highlands than in Pell City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highlands had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pell City
 Pell City, ALHighlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,858  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor403  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Pell City    4 Reviews

PELL CITY IS GREAT PLACE TO LIVE THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE SORRY ASS COPS HERE. MY CHILD HAS BEEN SHOT AT THANK GOD HE WAS NOT HURT ALONG WITH HIS FRIEND. THE POLICE WAS  More

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Pell City is a great place to live the only issue I have with Pell City is the sorry ass police. I can not express the disappointment I have for our Police Dept.. My 17  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you are a religious person you will find much happiness in Pell City. There are many different faiths that live together in relatively good harmony.  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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