2024 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Sweetwater, TN

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Highlights
- Sweetwater spends 13.7% less per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% lower in Sweetwater than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sweetwater had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALSweetwater, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,176$9,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752$9,225$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,898$5,637$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.7316.616.23
 Students per Librarian5645894573
 Students per Counselor470720530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%18.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%15.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%2.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.5%0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Sweetwater    1 Reviews

We bought our retirement home in Sweetwater in early 2022. We Air BnB it until we live there permanently. Our neighbors take care of our home presently, but the people  More

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