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Alcoa, TN vs Lynden, WA

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- Lynden spends 56.8% more per student than Alcoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in Lynden than in Alcoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lynden had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alcoa
 Alcoa, TNLynden, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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