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Southaven, MS vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara spends 109.5% more per student than Southaven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% higher in Santa Clara than in Southaven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southaven
 Southaven, MSSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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