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Decherd, TN vs Decatur, TN

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- Decatur spends 2.0% more per student than Decherd.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Decatur than in Decherd. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 15.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Decherd
 Decherd, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,155$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,511  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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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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