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Durham, NC vs Farragut, TN

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- Farragut spends 16.6% less per student than Durham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Farragut than in Durham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farragut had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Durham
 Durham, NCFarragut, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,689$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,906  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7134573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Farragut    4 Reviews

We recently were transferred to East Tennessee and chose the Knoxville are, Farragut to be exact, to call home. Not happy about once again leaving my full life to start  More

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HA! John from LA, I have been to LA and the only thing that state has going for it, is having Nick Saban as LSU's coach for a short time and New Orleans. Even New  More

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