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Hattiesburg, MS vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne spends 42.7% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.4% higher in Hawthorne than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hawthorne had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 10 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 Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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