2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Gulf Shores spends 27.4% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Gulf Shores than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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