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Carthage, TN vs Fairmont, WV

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Highlights
- Fairmont spends 34.5% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Fairmont than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairmont had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage
 Carthage, TNFairmont, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,122  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,531$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor499  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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Over 19 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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