2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bethlehem, NY vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 43.6% less per student than Bethlehem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% higher in Grand Rapids than in Bethlehem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethlehem
 Bethlehem, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,020$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333$11,296$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$13,104$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.641716.23
 Students per Librarian77711244573
 Students per Counselor248681530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.6%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.24.1%9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bethlehem    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The schools in BCSD provide exceptional support for children having special needs in speech, fine motor skills, attention defecit, and other areas. Each child is given  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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