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Nashville, TN vs Stockton, CA

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Highlights
- Stockton spends 8.9% more per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.0% higher in Stockton than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Stockton had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNStockton, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Stockton    39 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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Over 6 years ago

Since living here, i have been subjected to several hate crimes, and for NO REASON. spent week at french camp county hospital, after being beaten in a coma by group of  More

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I’ve lived in Stockton, CA for 10 of the last 11 years. I’ve lived in Sacramento, Vacaville, Los Angeles and Monterey in California. I’ve also lived in Duluth, Minnesota  More

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