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Roan Mountain, TN vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock spends 7.6% more per student than Roan Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in Blowing Rock than in Roan Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blowing Rock had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Roan Mountain
 Roan Mountain, TNBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,024  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Roan Mountain    1 Reviews

We really enjoyed Roan Mountain. The picnic area amongst the rhododendron gardens is a sight to behold in mid June. We also walked the bit of the Cloudland trail around  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 18 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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