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Signal Mountain, TN vs Tehachapi, CA

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Highlights
- Tehachapi spends 34.8% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in Tehachapi than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tehachapi had 18.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNTehachapi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,207$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,403$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock352994573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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