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Pontiac, MI vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 20.1% less per student than Pontiac.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Asheville than in Pontiac. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 17.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pontiac
 Pontiac, MIAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  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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