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Manchester, TN vs Somerset, KY

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Highlights
- Somerset spends 2.1% less per student than Manchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Somerset than in Manchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Somerset had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manchester
 Manchester, TNSomerset, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,030  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5074573
 Students per Counselor451  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is nothing to do in this town and no good restaurants besides fast food. I can't leave here quick  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you like thunderstorms, TN is the place to  More

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Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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