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Waynesville, NC vs Brooklyn, NY

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Highlights
- Brooklyn spends 77.9% more per student than Waynesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Brooklyn than in Waynesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brooklyn had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waynesville
 Waynesville, NCBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,150  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 18 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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