2025 Compare Cities Education:
Savannah, GA vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 15.8% less per student than Savannah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Asheville than in Savannah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Savannah
 Savannah, GAAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,163  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Savannah    79 Reviews

One of the most polluted and unhealthy places you can live while residing in the US. The air pollution from three paper factories is twice the rate of the alarming  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've been to Savannah many times. It is where my wife grew up. The downtown is picturesque and historic. There's a great beach. The food is to die for. Supping on the  More

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My spouse and I moved to Savannah in fall of 2020 from our northern California home. But before we’re labeled as Californians driving up housing costs, let’s set that  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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