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Hattiesburg, MS vs Bonifay, FL

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- Bonifay spends 17.2% less per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% higher in Bonifay than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bonifay had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSBonifay, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,113$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,425$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8014573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Bonifay    4 Reviews

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the  More

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This place is depressing. Truly, it is. Nothing to do. It's extremely isolating. Piggly Wiggly is the only grocery store, and it's a joke. Too far to drive anywhere else  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bonifay unfortunately is a dying town. You drive down bonifay and all you see is empty and dilapidated buildings. Most businesses have closed down and people have moved  More

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