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Gainesville, TX vs Henderson, TN

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Highlights
- Henderson spends 28.4% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Henderson than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Henderson had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, TXHenderson, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,909$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,297$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for the last 52 years, and my parents and grandparents were also born here in Gainesville, Cooke county. I am very disheartened by the increase in  More

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Unemplyment for peoples of African descent seem to be way higher than the city average. Culturally the town is very segregated emotional and culturaly with limited  More

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Reviews for Henderson    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Henderson is about 20 miles south of Jackson, TN and is although it is technically referred to as a 'city', it only has a population of about 5500 people. The primary  More

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