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Yazoo City, MS vs Clarksdale, MS

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Highlights
- Clarksdale spends 37.4% more per student than Yazoo City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Clarksdale than in Yazoo City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clarksdale had 22.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Yazoo City
 Yazoo City, MSClarksdale, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,318$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4204573
 Students per Counselor298  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.22.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.6.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Yazoo City    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We moved here to this town for a job. We fully expected to find a house to buy within the city limits or at least in the county. We were advised by over 200 people to  More

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Reviews for Clarksdale    3 Reviews

I grew up in Clarksdale and moved out of state my junior year of high school. My family had been in and around the area for generations. It is sad to see what has  More

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I'm from California and I loved funky Clarksdale. The folks there are so friendly and curious about where you're from, what you do, and what you think of Clarksdale.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Clarksdale is a small town of about 20,000. Our economy is agricultural to a large extent. We have a tremendous amount of tourism based on our blues tradition which is  More

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