2025 Compare Cities Education:
Issaquah, WA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 34.4% less per student than Issaquah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Nashville than in Issaquah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Issaquah
 Issaquah, WANashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Issaquah    11 Reviews

Great place if you enjoy living in a city of cloned homes, cars, and humans with no souls. You know the ones. Why show off your new Mercedes, Land Rover or Porsche when  More

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I lived in Issaquah for close to 30 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the city - some good and some not so good. I was very sad to leave and even sorrier to have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Issaquah WAS a 5-star place to live, play, work, own a home, and raise a family. That was up until the late '70s and early 80s. Issaquah was a country utopia for over a  More

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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