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Graham, NC vs Mountain City, TN

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Highlights
- Mountain City spends 5.4% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Mountain City than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain City had 16.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham
 Graham, NCMountain City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,475$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11384573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  More

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Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mountain City is perfectly located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The people are very friendly, cost of living is great, and the scenary is  More

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