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Sparta, TN vs Palo Cedro, CA

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- Palo Cedro spends 33.2% more per student than Sparta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% higher in Palo Cedro than in Sparta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Cedro had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparta
 Sparta, TNPalo Cedro, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,937  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock801424573
 Students per Counselor384  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock16.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 15 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 16 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 Palo Cedro    3 Reviews

A good small community to live in overall. Not many of the homeless make it out that far from Redding so it has a better quality of life to it. All good school  More

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Over 12 years ago

I spent my entire childhood in Palo Cedro, and went to North Cow Creek School. By all accounts, it is still one of the top schools in the state. They have low teacher to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good place to live, you get use to the heat in the summer and the rest of the year is great. What I could not get use to is the dust. It's just always dusty no matter  More

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