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Cedar City, UT vs Hattiesburg, MS

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- Hattiesburg spends 42.2% more per student than Cedar City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.0% lower in Hattiesburg than in Cedar City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hattiesburg had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar City
 Cedar City, UTHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,041  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio26.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar City    15 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Cedar City Is A Great Place to Get A Famliy Started And Crime is Bit Low as Of 2018 It has The Strongest Low Unemlopyment  More

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Hi -- Just FYI, the annual snowfall amount indicated by Sperling's Best Places for Cedar City is not accurate. Sperling states that this location receives 110" of snow  More

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Over 8 years ago

My wife and I retired in Cedar City a few years ago. First, I must say that Cedar has a wonderful location. There are beautiful views of the mountains, and it's a  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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