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Mountain City, TN vs Anderson, SC

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Highlights
- Anderson spends 29.8% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Anderson than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 18.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNAnderson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5764573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mountain City is perfectly located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The people are very friendly, cost of living is great, and the scenary is  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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