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Signal Mountain, TN vs Brentwood, CA

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Highlights
- Brentwood spends 34.7% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.5% higher in Brentwood than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brentwood had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNBrentwood, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Brentwood    6 Reviews

Brentwood, 50 miles east of San Francisco, has a great climate. We are in a valley, east of Mount Diablo. We get a few weeks of pretty hot days - 100+, but the rest of  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love living in Brentwood. Our city planners and workers have done an excellent job in creating a beautiful city filled with trees, parks, well- planned communities,  More

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We moved to a new “Active Adults” (over 55) housing development in Brentwood about 6 years ago. The location is great if you like to fish, go pleasure-boating, or water  More

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