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Columbus, MS vs Vicksburg, MS

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Highlights
- Vicksburg spends 65.3% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Vicksburg than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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