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Seattle, WA vs Grand Haven, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Haven spends 32.9% less per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Grand Haven than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Haven had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WAGrand Haven, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$13,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$11,272$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$7,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5316.1716.23
 Students per Librarian9899244573
 Students per Counselor455721530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%23.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%35.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
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