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Sweetwater, TX vs Carthage, MO

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- Carthage spends 35.9% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 65.4% lower in Carthage than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carthage had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXCarthage, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Carthage    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Last year my wife and I moved to Carthage from the Pacific Northwest. Even before we purchased our home, the people of Carthage welcomed us in the spirit of  More

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