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Poplarville, MS vs Petal, MS

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Highlights
- Petal spends 10.4% more per student than Poplarville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Petal than in Poplarville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplarville
 Poplarville, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,478  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor1128  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Poplarville    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I do not live in Poplarville Ms, but my son and his family do, I visit at least once a month and stay for 3 to 5 days each visit. Everyone in this beautiful little town  More

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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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