2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Girardeau, MO vs Hammond, LA

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- Hammond spends 9.5% less per student than Cape Girardeau.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.3% higher in Hammond than in Cape Girardeau. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Girardeau
 Cape Girardeau, MOHammond, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,743  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor333  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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