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Dyersburg, TN vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 39.0% more per student than Dyersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% higher in Palmer than in Dyersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dyersburg
 Dyersburg, TNPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,018  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor627  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Dyersburg    3 Reviews

Log onto www.pleasehelpbeau.org to see how the city spends its taxpayer money. According to an attorney helping with Beau's release, the “vicious dog ordinance” in  More

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Do you know that the “vicious dog ordinance” in Dyersburg (City Ordinance § 10-221) is illegal and unenforceable under Tennessee Law? If you don’t please look at Tenn.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have lived in and around Dyersburg, Tn. for about 18 years. It has a small mall, walmart, lowes, and 25+ restaurants. The schools are decent and the county has well  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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