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Nashville, TN vs Pine Ridge, SD

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Highlights
- Pine Ridge spends 81.5% more per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Pine Ridge than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pine Ridge had 21.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNPine Ridge, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,916$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18404573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock0.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 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 Pine Ridge    1 Reviews

Since the only police force on the Pine Ridge Reservation is the tribal police, most crime is not reported outside the tribe. Rampant crime, expecially drug manufacture  More

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