2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Benton, KY

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Highlights
- Benton spends 24.7% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Benton than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNBenton, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,702$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,502$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6504573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  More

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Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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