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Mountain City, TN vs Pollock Pines, CA

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- Pollock Pines spends 11.6% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.2% higher in Pollock Pines than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pollock Pines had 27.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNPollock Pines, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Pollock Pines    6 Reviews

1 hr from Sacramento; 1 hour from Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50. Close to skiing, fishing, boating, camping, hiking, biking - if you love outdoor activities that make you sweat,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sperling's Pollock Pines air quality ranking of "1.2" (very poor) surprises me for a place this far into the mountains. Is that an  More

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The review places the elevation too low. At the center of town (Safeway Supermarket) we are at 3,990. I'm slightly higher at just over 4,000. 30 years ago we used to  More

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