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Hoover, AL vs Southaven, MS

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Highlights
- Southaven spends 33.4% less per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Southaven than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southaven had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALSouthaven, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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