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

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 33.1% less per student than Champaign.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% higher in Starkville than in Champaign. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Champaign
 Champaign, ILStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,342  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  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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