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Carmel, IN vs Hattiesburg, MS

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- Hattiesburg spends 12.8% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% lower in Hattiesburg than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hattiesburg had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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