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Chattanooga, TN vs Richland, WA

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- Richland spends 65.9% more per student than Chattanooga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% higher in Richland than in Chattanooga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chattanooga
 Chattanooga, TNRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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