| Starkville, MS | West Columbia, SC | United States |
Expend. per Student | $13,694 | $16,041 | $15,905 |
Educ. Expend. per Student | $10,347 | $11,923 | $13,142 |
Instr. Expend. per Student | $5,918 | $6,684 | $7,999 |
Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.22 | 13.41 | 16.23 |
Students per Librarian | 470 | 445 | 4573 |
Students per Counselor | 355 | 341 | 530 |
Grade School Educ. | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.8% |
Some High School Educ. | 4.9% | 5.1% | 6.3% |
High School Educ. | 91.4% | 90.4% | 88.9% |
Some College Educ. | 16.0% | 19.7% | 20.0% |
2 yr College Grad. | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
4 yr College Grad. | 47.2% | 34.8% | 33.7% |
Masters Grad. | 14.4% | 9.2% | 9.3% |
Professional Degree | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
Doctorate Degree | 8.8% | 2.2% | 1.5% |