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Sumrall, MS vs Petal, MS

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- Petal spends 27.8% more per student than Sumrall.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Petal than in Sumrall. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petal had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumrall
 Sumrall, MSPetal, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,779  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5954573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Sumrall    1 Reviews
Bp · New Orleans, LA
Sumrall - Great Little Town
Over 16 years ago

To the locals, Sumrall is known as the Mayberry of Mississippi. The town is small but only about 12 miles from the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. Sumrall is in Lamar  More

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Cayla · Petal, MS
Petal native
Over 2 years ago

I am a Petal native 4th generation with a child (5th generation) in the Petal School District. I love it here, but I must say that a lot of the information provided on  More

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