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Southaven, MS vs Dothan, AL

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- Dothan spends 32.0% more per student than Southaven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% higher in Dothan than in Southaven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dothan had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Southaven
 Southaven, MSDothan, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,594$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,709$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 4 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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