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Okeechobee, FL vs Newport, TN

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- Newport spends 3.9% more per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% lower in Newport than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee
 Okeechobee, FLNewport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,056$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,640$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5564573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 17 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 18 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  More

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Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 11 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 12 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 14 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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