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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Carthage, MO

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- Carthage spends 11.6% less per student than Cape Girardeau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Carthage than in Cape Girardeau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 22.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MOCarthage, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Carthage    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Last year my wife and I moved to Carthage from the Pacific Northwest. Even before we purchased our home, the people of Carthage welcomed us in the spirit of  More

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