2025 Compare Cities Education:
Vicksburg, MS vs Houma, LA

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Highlights
- Houma spends 38.6% less per student than Vicksburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.7% higher in Houma than in Vicksburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houma had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Vicksburg
 Vicksburg, MSHouma, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,131$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Vicksburg    8 Reviews

I was born and raised in Vicksburg. I left for a town 25 miles south in 2015. Vicksburg was a great city when I was coming up. However, in the past 15 to so years, it  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice People..Rich Culture....Just a great place to  More

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My son was attacked by two teenage thugs when he stopped in Vicksburg to do some laundry, find something to eat and recharge batteries for his electronics. Jake, my  More

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Reviews for Houma    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houma has absolutely nothing to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5  More

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