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Pikeville, KY vs Black Mountain, NC

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- Black Mountain spends 2.7% less per student than Pikeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Black Mountain than in Pikeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Black Mountain had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pikeville
 Pikeville, KYBlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,339  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pikeville    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in the wonderful county of Pike for the past seven years. Originally I am from Morgan County, but when I met my husband I made the move to Pikeville. Seven  More

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Over 17 years ago

Not much to do in the area, there has been alot of prescription drug abuse, but not alot of major crimes as one user said, I do enjoy the area, people are friendly, the  More

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I have lived in Pikeville, Kentucky for 28 years and I have lived in 3 other cities. I think that Pikeville is a wonderful place to live. I have a strong religious  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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