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Beaumont, TX vs Picayune, MS

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- Picayune spends 12.9% less per student than Beaumont.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Picayune than in Beaumont. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Picayune had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaumont
 Beaumont, TXPicayune, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,062$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,275$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5484573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Beaumont    15 Reviews

I am amazed at what I read on these items about the twin cities of Bryan/CS and Aggieland in general. I was dragged there from Houston by my husband in 1980, kicking,  More

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I swear the only thing I love about Beaumont is my FAMILY who lives there. That's IT! Everything else, I HATE IT! There's nothing to do in Beaumont what so ever! The  More

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The humidity here is why I want to investigate other places to  More

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Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 8 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 10 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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