2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hammond, LA vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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Highlights
- Poplar Bluff spends 0.8% less per student than Hammond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Poplar Bluff than in Hammond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hammond
 Hammond, LAPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,168  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor728  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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