2025 Compare Cities Education:
Callahan, FL vs Petal, MS

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Highlights
- Petal spends 22.1% more per student than Callahan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Petal than in Callahan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Callahan
 Callahan, FLPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,193  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor459  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Callahan    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I hate Callahan because of the  More

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Can someone elaborate the pros and cons of moving to Nassau county where I can buy 2+acres of land for under 20K? We are a military family and this will be our final  More

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Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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