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Crossville, TN vs Lenoir, NC

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Highlights
- Lenoir spends 20.0% more per student than Crossville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Lenoir than in Crossville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenoir had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crossville
 Crossville, TNLenoir, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,122$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,891  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,349$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6824573
 Students per Counselor574  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Crossville    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We moved to Crossville because that is where God guided us. The people are very kind and very sweet the peace and quite is amazing we Love it here.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Checking crime rates and WOW! Don't think I've ever seen them ranked that high for both property and violent. Not even in California. Sad. You'd think a little mountain  More

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Over 9 years ago

First came to Crossville in the 1970s. Back then it was a cute little town. It's gone way downhill since then. Alarmingly high crime rate. The city council is run  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 12 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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