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Mooresville, NC vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 35.4% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% lower in Starkville than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, NCStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 6 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  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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