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Pikeville, KY vs Smyrna, TN

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- Smyrna spends 15.8% less per student than Pikeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Smyrna than in Pikeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Smyrna had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pikeville
 Pikeville, KYSmyrna, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,339  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pikeville    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in the wonderful county of Pike for the past seven years. Originally I am from Morgan County, but when I met my husband I made the move to Pikeville. Seven  More

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Over 17 years ago

Not much to do in the area, there has been alot of prescription drug abuse, but not alot of major crimes as one user said, I do enjoy the area, people are friendly, the  More

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I have lived in Pikeville, Kentucky for 28 years and I have lived in 3 other cities. I think that Pikeville is a wonderful place to live. I have a strong religious  More

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Reviews for Smyrna    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Smyrna, TN for a couple years now and am enjoying a nice condo and a good job. The cost is much cheaper than California and the people are really nice  More

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Over 13 years ago

This area is prone to stronger storms that the greater Nashville area. From here to Murfreesboro, southeast, is more likely to get hail and tornadoes activity than other  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Smyrna for 26 years. I am currently a Realtor in this area. Smyrna is truly a fantastic place to live. We have easy access to Nashville and all the big  More

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