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Hattiesburg, MS vs Calhoun, GA

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- Calhoun spends 8.6% less per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% higher in Calhoun than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Calhoun had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSCalhoun, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,167$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,209$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7574573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%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 Calhoun    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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Over 10 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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