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West Plains, MO vs Mount Vernon, MO

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- Mount Vernon spends 1.9% less per student than West Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Mount Vernon than in West Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Plains
 West Plains, MOMount Vernon, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,798  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,366$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for West Plains    6 Reviews
Ken · West Plains, MO
Ok to live
Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live, though jobs are hard to come by (have to know someone). Relocated here 2 1/2 years ago, still haven't gotten a good paying job. Cost of living is low  More

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donna · Newman, CA
Just wondering
Over 15 years ago

I'm thinking of moving to West Plains Missouri. I currently live in California and have a possible job opportunity teaching at the college in West Plains. I believe I'd  More

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John · Alton, MO
Air Quality only 43%
Over 16 years ago

We choose to live in Alton, MO because of the air quality of 75% The reason AQ in West Plains, MO is only 43 % A company there makes charcoal and a very big  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    1 Reviews
Adam  · Springfield, MO
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Over 16 years ago

Mt. Vernon has a varity of small suburb areas. They lay on the north edge, filling the boundries at the beginning of hwy 174 and the high school(built in 1997), to the  More

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