2025 Compare Cities Education:
Picayune, MS vs Lenoir City, TN

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- Lenoir City spends 11.2% less per student than Picayune.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Lenoir City than in Picayune. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lenoir City had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Picayune
 Picayune, MSLenoir City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,818$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5534573
 Students per Counselor1128  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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Reviews for Lenoir City    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Close to Knoxville--great. Utilities are very  More

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Church attendance is extremely important to the citizens of Loudon County. There are 89 Baptist Churches listed in the weekly index of religious institutions in the  More

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