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Baton Rouge, LA vs Southaven, MS

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Highlights
- Southaven spends 40.3% less per student than Baton Rouge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Southaven than in Baton Rouge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southaven had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baton Rouge
 Baton Rouge, LASouthaven, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,113  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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