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Hattiesburg, MS vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 45.6% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.5% higher in Berkeley than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%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 Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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