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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Signal Mountain, TN

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- Signal Mountain spends 25.1% less per student than Athens-Clarke County.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% lower in Signal Mountain than in Athens-Clarke County. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Signal Mountain had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GASignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,771  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor283  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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