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Forest Hills, TN vs Lakeland, TN

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 7.2% less per student than Forest Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% lower in Lakeland than in Forest Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Hills
 Forest Hills, TNLakeland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Lakeland    4 Reviews

We moved to the Memphis area short of 4 years ago. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! We live in a gorgeous and friendly lake community that is a  More

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Been living here for 11 years and looking to relocate. Memphis/Cordova has been good to us for the past years, but it's time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lakeland is a great place to live....10 minutes from anything you would want to do. Reasonably priced homes and excellent tax  More

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