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Starkville, MS vs Waltham, MA

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Highlights
- Waltham spends 72.0% more per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Waltham than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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