2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Pleasant, TX vs Laurel, MS

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 31.3% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Laurel than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, TXLaurel, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,969$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,583  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 18 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

Dead  More

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