2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carbondale, IL vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 28.2% less per student than Carbondale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Starkville than in Carbondale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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