2026 Compare Cities Education:
Henderson, TN vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 13.4% more per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.1% higher in Montgomery than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, TNMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    1 Reviews

Over 11 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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Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 7 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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