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Centerville, TN vs Dickson, TN

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Highlights
- Dickson spends 6.8% less per student than Centerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Dickson than in Centerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dickson had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Centerville
 Centerville, TNDickson, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,636  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,516$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor687  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Centerville    1 Reviews

We moved here 4 years ago from North MS. My husband passed and I was looking for a town with small, safe schools and safety. Found it. You can buy a lot of house for  More

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Reviews for Dickson    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hot Humid summers, median winters cold in Jan and Feb, not much snow and ice to deal  More

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