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Perry County, Tennessee has the 3rd-highest high-school graduation rate (97.50%) among the 95 Tennessee counties. That 97.50% compares to an average of 91.07% and standard deviation of 4.80% across those 95 counties.
Perry County, Tennessee has these related standings among those 95 peer counties:
Perry County, Tennessee has these related standings among those 95 peer counties:
- high-school graduation rate = 97.50% (3rd-highest, tied)
- pre-school enrollment = 28.83% (17th-lowest)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits = 0.00% (the fewest, tied)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school = 5.51% (11th-most)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher = 15.79% (18th-least)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts = 37.00% (16th-fewest, tied)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school = 42.67% (the fewest)
- public-school spending per student = $9,385 (29th-most)
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- high-school graduation rate. Higher values are better. Source is the Department of Education, 2014-2015.
Perry County, Tennessee is in Tennessee, is in the Southern states, is rural up-and-coming, is better than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and homicides, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, overcrowding, and internet access, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of homeownership, housing costs, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, and flood hazard, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, poverty, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($31,425)
- public-school spending per student ($9,385)
- average weekly wage ($567.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($114.59)
- high-school graduation rate (97.50%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (81.76%)
- homeownership rate (78.3%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (72.34%)
- racial integration (50.00%)
- labor-force participation (49.23%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (42.67%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (37.00%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (32.10%)
- adult obesity (31.60%)
- pre-school enrollment (28.83%)
- heart disease among older adults (28.33%)
- poverty rate (25.81%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (25.67%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (24.99%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (23.74%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (23.32%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (22.26%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (19.50%)
- teenage birth rate (18.18%)
- population without health insurance (18.08%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (16.20%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (15.79%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (15.24%)
- adult diabetes (13.5%)
- vacant houses (13.08%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (9.69%)
- new-business growth rate (9.26%)
- cancer among older adults (8.68%)
- households with no vehicle (6.97%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (6.5%)
- newborns with low birth weight (5.91%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (5.86%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (5.51%)
- overcrowded households (3.69%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.76%)
- households with internet access (0.63%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- change in median household value (-2.56%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-83.13)
- food environment index (7.2)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (641)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (13.0)
- natural amenities index (0.43)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (26.5)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.73)
- walkability index (3.20)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (37.82)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (27.27)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.85)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (53.17)
- homicides per 100,000 population (4.920)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (12,665)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (1,546)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.15)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.50)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.40)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.05)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (1.04)
- very-hot days per year (5)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (284.95)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (6.70)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.810)
- population (7,975)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (25.57)
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