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Oxford, MS vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 10.3% more per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Carbondale than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, MSCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,795  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    5 Reviews

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Over 4 years ago

While I know this isn’t a review, I am looking for some local insight! I am recent college graduate and looking for a fresh start to my career. I have lived in Chicago  More

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Over 17 years ago

We relocated to Oxford, MS from the Memphis, TN area. There are so many great things to say about Oxford but the low crime rate is at the top of the list! Coming from  More

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Over 18 years ago

It's not to say there is zero crime - but it's unlikely that could be said about any community. You might say it's definitely a secondary consideration in  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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