2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 8.6% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Starkville than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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