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Hattiesburg, MS vs Andalusia, AL

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- Andalusia spends 14.4% less per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Andalusia than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Andalusia had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSAndalusia, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,851$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4074573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Hattiesburg is generally a pleasant city to live in and raise a family, and is a convenient for several weekend destinations, but I'm seriously contemplating a move.  More

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Hattiesburg experiences virtually all of the extremes in weather. The summers are hot and humid. Fall is still pretty nasty, except for the latter part of September.  More

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I grew up in Hattiesburg but have lived in many US & Int'l cities. There is an oddity about Hattiesburg. Many of the average citizens behave cliquishly, live beyond  More

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Reviews for Andalusia    3 Reviews

I grew up here, but have lived in several other places in my life (including Niceville Fl. and Austin and Houston, Texas). I go back often to visit family and Andy has  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for twelve years.  More

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Over 17 years ago

the cost of living is low here because the wages are also  More

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