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Hattiesburg, MS vs Bridgeport, CT

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- Bridgeport spends 88.2% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Bridgeport than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeport had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSBridgeport, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Bridgeport    17 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bridgeport Connecticut is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live. I currently attend Central Magnet high school as well as the Bridgeport Aquaculture school and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Bridgeport in 1996, after bankruptcy changed it. I left looking for a better place to live. Funny thing is I haven't found it. I grew up in Bridgeport. What I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bridgeport is the best place ever ive been livin here all my life i love it it aint as bad as people say it it they dont know wat they talkin  More

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