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Starkville, MS vs Kennewick, WA

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Highlights
- Kennewick spends 36.6% more per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% higher in Kennewick than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kennewick had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSKennewick, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 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 18 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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Reviews for Kennewick    24 Reviews

Born here and lived most of my 48 years here. If people haven't gotten out and explored the versatility of this place to entertain a population at my levels and options  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 30 years. Very good place to live. Three major rivers meet here. The Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers. So if you like fishing or boating it’s a  More

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