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Chester, SC vs Newport, TN

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Highlights
- Newport spends 23.5% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Newport than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, SCNewport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,640$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5564573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

i lived in chester for many years before i moved to oklahoma. I loved it there i think it is honestly the best place on earth!!!! I went to school there Freshman through  More

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Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 13 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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