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Decatur, TN vs Ooltewah, TN

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- Ooltewah spends 11.1% more per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Ooltewah than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ooltewah had 31.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, TNOoltewah, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.6%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 Ooltewah    2 Reviews

Located approximately twenty-five minutes from a renewed downtown Chattanooga and touching the shores of Chickamauga Lake, Ooltewah is positioned to be the premier  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocated to TN a year ago from Boston area. Ooltewah is growing fast, new services are coming to town every day. Accessible to the Freeway, minutes from downtown  More

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