2026 Compare Cities Education:
Osage, IA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 12.2% less per student than Osage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Nashville than in Osage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Osage
 Osage, IANashville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,175$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,297  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,449$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8874573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Osage    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I was born and raised in Osage and the surrounding farm community. Osage is a very friendly place to live, and with only about 3000 people it is a very intimate  More

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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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