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Petal, MS vs Greenbrier, AR

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Highlights
- Greenbrier spends 12.4% less per student than Petal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Greenbrier than in Petal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenbrier had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petal
 Petal, MSGreenbrier, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,697$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,319$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Petal    1 Reviews

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 Greenbrier    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Absolutely wonderful except for about 6 weeks of each year in July/August when it's hot--but then tell me a place where it's ideal year 'round. I can breathe without an  More

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Over 19 years ago

This is a great "small" town only about 35 miles north of Little Rock. I grew up here and think it is a very nice community to raise children with great schools. It  More

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