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Lafayette, TN vs Carthage, TN

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- Carthage spends 2.5% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Carthage than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, TNCarthage, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,557$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,762  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor816  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Carthage    2 Reviews
lee · Carthage, TN
best place in the world
Over 17 years ago

Smith County has been my home for 48 years. It is a delight to be from here. We have rivers, lakes, parks, good churches, good people, good schools. It is just an all  More

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samantha · Buffalo Valley, TN
living in a small town
Over 18 years ago

carthage Tn has been a wonderful surprise to us after re locating from "up north". I had been reading blogs before coming down here and at least half said that if they  More

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