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Alcoa, TN vs Fall River, MA

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- Fall River spends 85.0% more per student than Alcoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% lower in Fall River than in Alcoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alcoa
 Alcoa, TNFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Alcoa    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Lived here for 1 year. Also lived in Illinois, Georgia, NJ and Pennsylvania. This place is devoid of culture. Hill people everywhere. Am 55 years old and have never  More

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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