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Madera, CA vs Pigeon Forge, TN

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- Pigeon Forge spends 27.5% less per student than Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% lower in Pigeon Forge than in Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pigeon Forge had 22.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madera
 Madera, CAPigeon Forge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,468$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3124573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock12.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Madera    2 Reviews

I live here for the pass 4 years and in these years I lived in a fifth wheeler I owned a RV motor home but my dreams of selling it went out the window on the4 morning  More

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I live in Madera, Ca. and it has been listed in Sperling's BestPlaces as having a home medium price of $315,000 and a population of approx. 35,000. As an update to  More

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Reviews for Pigeon Forge    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Howdy to all in TN we are planning on moving to the Pigeon Forge area in the next year or so. We are looking for a 3 bd house, but was wondering what the cost of living  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Pigeon Forge, Tn. for 11 years. This is a great place to live. The beautiful Smoky Mountains National Park is just 5 miles away and Pigeon Forge is  More

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