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Chattanooga, TN vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount spends 12.7% less per student than Chattanooga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Rocky Mount than in Chattanooga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chattanooga
 Chattanooga, TNRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 4 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 Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 14 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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