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Mountain City, TN vs Imperial Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Imperial Beach spends 56.2% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.7% higher in Imperial Beach than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Imperial Beach had 19.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 17 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 Imperial Beach    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

In my opinion, imperial beach is the best place to live. IB is the perfect place to raise a family. It has the perfect amount of the good and the bad.  More

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My wife and I moved here from Chula Vista, CA before we knew she was pregnant, attracted by the opportunity to live right near the ocean; in a small, albeit somewhat  More

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Over 20 years ago

Come live in San Diego's most affordable beach community...Imperial  More

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