2025 Compare Cities Education:
Centerville, OH vs Petal, MS

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Highlights
- Petal spends 25.7% less per student than Centerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Petal than in Centerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centerville
 Centerville, OHPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Centerville    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Total spending per pupil for students in the Centerville City School district (Washington Township and City of Centerville) is  More

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Over 14 years ago

Centerville has a pleasant four seasons climate - beautiful spring and fall a cold but not harsh winter and a hot but not scorching  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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