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Selmer, TN vs St. Johns, MI

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- St. Johns spends 23.1% more per student than Selmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in St. Johns than in Selmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Johns had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Selmer
 Selmer, TNSt. Johns, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,206  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,135$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9024573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Selmer    1 Reviews

Selmer's job market is shrinking by the hour. Literally (just about). We had 6 major factories that employed a majority of our population as recent as 5 years ago. Since  More

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Reviews for St. Johns    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

St. Johns is a great place to live and work. It has a small town feel but within 30 minutes to Lansing.   More

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Over 18 years ago

The community is close to East Lansing (Michigan State University) and Lansing (State Capital), but yet offers affordable quality housing in a variety of different  More

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