2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cumberland, KY vs Compton, CA

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Highlights
- Compton spends 37.4% more per student than Cumberland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.9% higher in Compton than in Cumberland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Compton had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cumberland
 Cumberland, KYCompton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,549  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor325  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock22.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Cumberland    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Alot of the coal miners have been laid off their jobs in August 2015, and the folks just don't know how to get along financially now. It is a real hardship when 1/2 the  More

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Reviews for Compton    6 Reviews

I visit Compton each Summer. This is one of the most welcoming and spectacular cities to work. live and raise a family in. The educational system is superior to most,  More

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Over 10 years ago

looking for a good neighborhood to live in  More

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What was the last writer thinking! Must have been locked up too long, or hasn't been around much. Probably lived in Compton or LA County his whole life. Compton is  More

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