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Hattiesburg, MS vs Vicksburg, MS

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- Vicksburg spends 46.3% more per student than Hattiesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Vicksburg than in Hattiesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vicksburg had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hattiesburg
 Hattiesburg, MSVicksburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,864$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,934$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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