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Signal Mountain, TN vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- St. Petersburg spends 3.1% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in St. Petersburg than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Petersburg had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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