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Decatur, TN vs Oberlin, OH

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Highlights
- Oberlin spends 56.7% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% higher in Oberlin than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oberlin had 24.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, TNOberlin, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,914$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,324$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7304573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.5%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 19 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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Reviews for Oberlin    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Oberlin is a small (pop. ca. 10,000) city in Northeastern Ohio, 40 minutes west/southwest of Cleveland and 25 minutes from the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport. Its center is  More

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