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Lakeland, TN vs Mountain Brook, AL

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Highlights
- Mountain Brook spends 7.9% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Mountain Brook than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Brook had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, TNMountain Brook, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 16 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 Mountain Brook    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Life's good in Mountain Brook! My father was in a hospital for surgery in Birmingham. I got lost and found myself wandering through gorgeous, wooded Montain Brook. Very  More

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