2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montgomery, AL vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 30.4% more per student than Montgomery.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Nashville than in Montgomery. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montgomery
 Montgomery, ALNashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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