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Mountain City, TN vs Capitan, NM

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Highlights
- Capitan spends 41.3% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Capitan than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Capitan had 30.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNCapitan, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,803$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7584573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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