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Dickson, TN vs Muscle Shoals, AL

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- Muscle Shoals spends 36.2% more per student than Dickson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Muscle Shoals than in Dickson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muscle Shoals had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dickson
 Dickson, TNMuscle Shoals, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,051  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,369$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5514573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Over 15 years ago

Hot Humid summers, median winters cold in Jan and Feb, not much snow and ice to deal  More

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