2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ringgold, GA vs Decatur, TN

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 17.3% less per student than Ringgold.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Decatur than in Ringgold. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 13.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ringgold
 Ringgold, GADecatur, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,155$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,593  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ringgold    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Since Ringgold was hit by an F-3 tornado this spring (2011) things just haven't been real good. Many places have yet to even begin rebuilding and there are no motels  More

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Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 19 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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