2026 Compare Cities Education:
Somerset, KY vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 21.4% more per student than Somerset.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Starkville than in Somerset. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 16.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Somerset
 Somerset, KYStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%1.5%
Reviews for Somerset    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Over 18 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 19 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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