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Sulphur, LA vs Mobile, AL

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Highlights
- Mobile spends 27.4% less per student than Sulphur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.5% higher in Mobile than in Sulphur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mobile had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sulphur
 Sulphur, LAMobile, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,769$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,527$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5794573
 Students per Counselor334  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sulphur    4 Reviews

I am 67 and have lived in Sulphur most of my life. We have experienced 4 major hurricanes in the last 16 years from September 2005 (Rita), 2007 (Ike), Laura in August  More

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Over 17 years ago

Calcasieu is a great place to live but it does get hit by Hurricanes and that is the downside. I live in Sulphur, LA in Calcasieu Parish. There is nothing wrong here  More

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Over 17 years ago

Sulphur is one of the best places I have ever been to and lived. There is hardly no crime. Probley one murder every 1-2  More

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Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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