2025 Compare Cities Education:
Liberty, MO vs Petal, MS

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Highlights
- Petal spends 12.9% less per student than Liberty.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Petal than in Liberty. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Liberty
 Liberty, MOPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,314  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Liberty    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We love living Liberty because of the great  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you are relocating to the area, housing choices are abundant and range from starter homes to upscale, try Montclair or  More

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Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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