2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakeland, TN vs Clayton, NC

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Highlights
- Clayton spends 18.6% less per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Clayton than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, TNClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    4 Reviews

We moved to the Memphis area short of 4 years ago. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! We live in a gorgeous and friendly lake community that is a  More

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Been living here for 11 years and looking to relocate. Memphis/Cordova has been good to us for the past years, but it's time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lakeland is a great place to live....10 minutes from anything you would want to do. Reasonably priced homes and excellent tax  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

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