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Clarksdale, MS vs Guntersville, AL

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Highlights
- Guntersville spends 27.6% less per student than Clarksdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.8% higher in Guntersville than in Clarksdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Guntersville had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksdale
 Clarksdale, MSGuntersville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,540$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,353  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,661$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor402  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksdale    3 Reviews

I grew up in Clarksdale and moved out of state my junior year of high school. My family had been in and around the area for generations. It is sad to see what has  More

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I'm from California and I loved funky Clarksdale. The folks there are so friendly and curious about where you're from, what you do, and what you think of Clarksdale.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Clarksdale is a small town of about 20,000. Our economy is agricultural to a large extent. We have a tremendous amount of tourism based on our blues tradition which is  More

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Reviews for Guntersville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Retired here a year ago, what a great place. We have lived in the country and in the city in 5 different states and another country and this is the best deal you will  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in another country and five different states in the USA. We have now lived in this area for a year and love it more every day.We have retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

...the politics are still very much "good Ol'  More

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