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Signal Mountain, TN vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington spends 9.1% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Wilmington than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%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.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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