2025 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, MI vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 3.7% less per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Starkville than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, MIStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,593  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor886  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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