2025 Compare Cities Education:
Starkville, MS vs St. George, UT

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Highlights
- St. George spends 36.0% less per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.4% higher in St. George than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. George had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSSt. George, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,745$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20374573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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