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Ridgeland, MS vs Petal, MS

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- Petal spends 11.6% more per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Petal than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Jay · Madison, MS
Climate of the City of Ridgeland
Over 19 years ago

The climate is very mild with brief cold snaps during winter and hot  More

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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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