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Carthage, TN vs Tompkinsville, KY

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- Tompkinsville spends 41.0% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Tompkinsville than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tompkinsville had 18.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage
 Carthage, TNTompkinsville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,122  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,359$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor499  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews
lee · Carthage, TN
best place in the world
Over 17 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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samantha · Buffalo Valley, TN
living in a small town
Over 18 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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