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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petal, MS vs Blytheville, AR

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- Blytheville spends 5.8% more per student than Petal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Blytheville than in Petal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Blytheville had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petal
 Petal, MSBlytheville, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,987$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4924573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews
Cayla · Petal, MS
Petal native
Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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Reviews for Blytheville    3 Reviews
Philip · Blytheville, AR
Small mid-south town where the good-ole-boy networ
Over 12 years ago

Small town down on its luck after the air base closed. The old air base housing is being used for a retirement community. The top paying jobs in the area are working  More

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lynn · Blytheville, AR
Small Town on Western Banks of the Mighty Mississi
Over 16 years ago

Not a lot of excitment here, but lots of warm weather and sunshine. Peaceful and quiet life. Wonderful for home gardens and very affordable place to live on a limited  More

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Angela · Blytheville, AR
The Economy
Over 17 years ago

The economy is triebble in Blytheville. There no jobs esp. for  More

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