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Gatlinburg, TN vs Fort Mill, SC

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Highlights
- Fort Mill spends 16.8% more per student than Gatlinburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Fort Mill than in Gatlinburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Mill had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gatlinburg
 Gatlinburg, TNFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,495  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,408$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gatlinburg    9 Reviews

Family friendly, three different streets that you could visit for shopping, and amusement parks. Spend less on your room because there is plenty to do  More

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Over 2 years ago

We moved to Gatlinburg from Hawaii and fill like we live in heaven, it’s so beautiful and friendly, I hope to live a long life  More

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Over 5 years ago

Gatlinburg is one of the best and most beautiful places I have ever lived in my 60 years of life  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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