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Marianna, FL vs Hattiesburg, MS

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- Hattiesburg spends 33.8% less per student than Marianna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Hattiesburg than in Marianna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hattiesburg had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marianna
 Marianna, FLHattiesburg, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,204  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Marianna    2 Reviews

This five star rating is well deserved. Sending a big shout out of thanks to all the wonderful residence of Marianna FL. Working and serving in this area helping  More

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Over 18 years ago

... you like heat, humidity, swamps, mosquitos and fleas, and an uneducated population. The schools are awful, awful, awful and there is nothing here. No real "town" -  More

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Reviews for Hattiesburg    10 Reviews

Over 10 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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