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De Queen, AR vs Petal, MS

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Highlights
- Petal spends 13.6% less per student than De Queen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Petal than in De Queen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 58.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to De Queen
 De Queen, ARPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,995  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor295  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for De Queen    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This city has been run by the same old people that ran it 50 or so years ago. It needs a total redo. I mean come one, we have a city ordinance here that states you  More

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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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