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Fort Wayne, IN vs Wiggins, MS

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- Wiggins spends 30.7% less per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Wiggins than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wiggins had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INWiggins, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,191$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4824573
 Students per Counselor3454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Wiggins    2 Reviews

Wiggins is a small community and has a lot of small town perks. I moved here from the coast in 1999 and I love it! It has a slow pace and is close enough to big cities  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in Atlanta and Washington, DC and enjoyed them, but the thing I love most about Wiggins in the location. I'm close to bigger places so I can enjoy the arts,  More

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