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Hattiesburg, MS vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 46.7% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Columbia than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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