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Tupelo, MS vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 19.0% more per student than Tupelo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Canton than in Tupelo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tupelo
 Tupelo, MSCanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Tupelo    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am a native of Tupelo, Mississippi. I have wanted to move away from this town since I was younger. It's really not a bad place to live. It just doesn't offer much as  More

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Over 13 years ago

Its  More

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TUPELO The small town where I am from, Gets its name from the Tupelo Gum. No matter where in the world That I might roam This is the place that I call  More

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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