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Hot Springs, NC vs Johnson City, TN

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Highlights
- Johnson City spends 20.1% less per student than Hot Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in Johnson City than in Hot Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnson City had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hot Springs
 Hot Springs, NCJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,375  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hot Springs    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Been living here in Hot Springs area of NC for the past 15 years.Retired and nice being less than an hour to Asheville without having to put up with the high cost of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hot Springs is a small mountain town located on the French Broad River. Living here provides a very calm and peaceful life.We enjoy the warm mineral baths which are  More

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Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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