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Ballwin, MO vs Kingsport, TN

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Highlights
- Kingsport spends 23.6% less per student than Ballwin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Kingsport than in Ballwin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingsport had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ballwin
 Ballwin, MOKingsport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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Reviews for Kingsport    22 Reviews

I retired and decided not to have Calif swallow up my retirement money. I like it here, but then, I have friends here. There are some lovely areas along Orebank Road and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Kingsport over 22 years. Beauty abounds around Kingsport, but it is an industrial town with all the odors and pollution that accompany such a town. This  More

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shary · 

When is the last time Kingsport got 9" of snow? This is ridiculous. The last time they did get a decent snowfall they didn't even get 9" and it was record setting so  More

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