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Hattiesburg, MS vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Providence spends 52.3% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Providence than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Providence had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSProvidence, RIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,605$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,362$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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