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Alcoa, TN vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia spends 33.6% more per student than Alcoa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Visalia than in Alcoa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Visalia had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alcoa
 Alcoa, TNVisalia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor516  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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