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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laurel, MS vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson spends 44.8% more per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Anderson than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel
 Laurel, MSAnderson, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,987$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8254573
 Students per Counselor504  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews
Carmel · Iron Station, NC
"LITTLE MAYBERRY TOWN" in Laurel, MS
Over 5 years ago

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Godiva · Laurel, MS
Dead end Place
Over 13 years ago

Dead  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews
D · Sacramento, CA
Sleepy but affortable
Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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Lou · Seattle, WA
Great People - Great Community - Great Houses - I
Over 14 years ago

This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Jefferson · Anderson, IN
Very inexpensive
Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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