2025 Compare Cities Education:
Petal, MS vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 24.8% more per student than Petal.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.2% higher in Sacramento than in Petal. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Petal
 Petal, MSSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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