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Nashville, TN vs Johnstown, PA

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Highlights
- Johnstown spends 32.9% more per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% lower in Johnstown than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnstown had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNJohnstown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,507$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7814573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Johnstown    16 Reviews

It is a historic city with a booming economy located in Johnstown, PA. In the past two years, crime and drug problems have decreased, and the city promotes arts,  More

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Over 6 years ago

It's a filthy drug thug pitbull  More

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Over 14 years ago

Johnstown is very sceneic. The people are very nice howeever, if you go too far out into suburbia you will find a great deal of ignorance and racism. The down side is  More

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