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Signal Mountain, TN vs Anderson, SC

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Highlights
- Anderson spends 20.6% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Anderson than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 13.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNAnderson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5764573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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