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Richfield, MN vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 37.2% less per student than Richfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Asheville than in Richfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richfield
 Richfield, MNAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Richfield    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Richfield is probably the most convenient suburb in the Twin Cities. It is near 494, 35W, 35E, 55, 100, 169, and 62...which are basically all the major free ways in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comfortable middle class suburb. Fifteen minutes from both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Conveniently close to the airport. Good schools. Lots of parks and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Richfield is a first-ring, older suburb of 1950's and 60's houses. They range from very nice, middle-class houses to poorly maintained, cheaply built houses that now  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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