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Signal Mountain, TN vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 34.2% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Santa Fe than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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