2025 Compare Cities Education:
Independence, KY vs Gallatin, TN

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Highlights
- Gallatin spends 17.3% less per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Gallatin than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gallatin had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, KYGallatin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,995$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,786  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

population and cost of living here is inaccurate. Many people esp. in the Independence area are pouring here from Ohio. The median cost of homes is a generalization if  More

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Over 12 years ago

The Learning Center is a family run childcare service. We pride ourselves in working with parents to ensure the proper learning environment for their children.With a  More

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Reviews for Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  More

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