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Anderson, IN vs Decatur, AL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 7.2% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Decatur than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INDecatur, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,441$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4794573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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