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Sparta, TN vs Decatur, TN

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 9.4% less per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Decatur than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, TNDecatur, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,155$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,937  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor384  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Sparta    3 Reviews

We moved to Sparta, TN almost two years ago. We visited the year before that and while we have been coming to east Tennesse for over 25 years... it only took one  More

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Over 16 years ago

I AGREE THAT THERE IS NOTHING HERE IN SPARTA, TO DO I SHOP MORE IN COOKEVILLE,,AND COLUMBIA THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER. SPARTA SHOULD GET SOME BIG COMPANIES TO  More

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Over 17 years ago

All over this town you see signs that say SHOP SPARTA FIRST! What a load of crap! They want us to spend our money here in our town but they offer no place to shop and  More

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Reviews for Decatur    2 Reviews

We need more places to eat and buy groceries, we are lossing a lot of sale tax money from people going to Athens and other near by  More

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Over 20 years ago

We need a judge who will quit slapping meth cooks and users/sellers on the wrist and putting them back on the street with little fine or jail time or community  More

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