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Jackson, TN vs Signal Mountain, TN

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Highlights
- Signal Mountain spends 6.9% more per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Signal Mountain than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Signal Mountain had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, TNSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,503  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    11 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Let me tell you. Jackson Tennessee has become a literal hell hole. This is where America sends it's dreams to die. The city is riddled with crime and it's a small city  More

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We moved to Jackson in 2015 and have enjoyed getting to know this great community. We are pleased with the hospitality of the residents here. We have 4 Colleges and  More

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Over 9 years ago

West TN is hot and humid during the months of May, June, July, August, and  More

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Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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