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Picayune, MS vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 46.0% more per student than Picayune.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Boulder than in Picayune. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Picayune
 Picayune, MSBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor1128  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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