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Newport, TN vs Dickson, TN

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Highlights
- Dickson spends 5.2% less per student than Newport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Dickson than in Newport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dickson had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport
 Newport, TNDickson, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,532$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,402  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,516$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 13 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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Reviews for Dickson    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hot Humid summers, median winters cold in Jan and Feb, not much snow and ice to deal  More

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