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La Follette, TN vs Independence, LA

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- Independence spends 8.4% more per student than La Follette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% higher in Independence than in La Follette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Independence had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Follette
 La Follette, TNIndependence, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor438  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Over 15 years ago

First of all, I wasn't able to 'select' my city of Loranger, Louisiana...this may be due to the fact that it is unincorporated territory (but then again, since certain  More

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