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Mountain City, TN vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Tehachapi spends 45.2% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.5% higher in Tehachapi than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to Bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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