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Petal, MS vs Mauldin, SC

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- Mauldin spends 1.5% less per student than Petal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Mauldin than in Petal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mauldin had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Petal
 Petal, MSMauldin, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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 Mauldin    2 Reviews
rosalind · Piedmont, SC
relocating
Over 15 years ago

need a rental  More

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Roz · Mauldin, SC
Mauldin weather
Over 18 years ago

The weather is very nice. Even the winter's are not bad compared to New England. We moved south for the great weather and this is the right  More

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