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Gary, IN vs Vicksburg, MS

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Highlights
- Vicksburg spends 36.8% more per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.1% lower in Vicksburg than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, 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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