2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mobile, AL vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 21.2% more per student than Mobile.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Gary than in Mobile. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mobile
 Mobile, ALGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,969  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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