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Tallahassee, FL vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home spends 12.1% less per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Mountain Home than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mountain Home had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,820$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,418$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6464573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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