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Carthage, MO vs Mexico, MO

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- Mexico spends 13.4% more per student than Carthage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.3% lower in Mexico than in Carthage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mexico had 20.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carthage
 Carthage, MOMexico, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,568$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,766  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7704573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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