Education in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Education	Grand Rapids, MI	United States
School Expend.	$5,401	$5,678
Pupil/Teacher Ratio	18.4	14.9
Students per Librarian	1348	803
Students per Counselor	690	513
2 yr College Grad.	7.11%	7.47%
4 yr College Grad.	17.41%	17.42%
Graduate Degrees	9.53%	10.12%
High School Grads.	80.65%	84.72%

Grand Rapids, MI, schools spend $5,401 per student. There are 18 pupils per teacher, 1,348 students per librarian, and 690 children per counselor in Grand Rapids, MI schools.

Grand Rapids Education SperlingViews

churches: christian reformed churches are readily... (read more)Worship: There are tons churches... (read more)Still a Conservative Town: 17% of the population of Kent and Ottawa Counties are Christian Reformed; a very conservative, some might say victorian religion. While the majority of the population... (read more)Have an opinion about Grand Rapids? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Grand Rapids Click Here

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Grand Rapids (Too Conservative, Not Diverse Enough: Grand Rapids is a very strange, conservative, and slightly backwards city. Although the downtown is becoming a little more vibrant than its ever been, the area's quality... (read more)re: Overrated Blue Collar Town - 3/4/2011: I come from a white-collar family and have lived my whole life in the Chicagoland area. My husband just got a job near Grand Rapids and his whole family lives out there... (read more)Overrated Blue Collar Town: Grand Rapids owes its "resurgence" if you wish to term it that, to the Devos family who for the most part has provided the funds for making the city look halfway decent... (read more)Have an opinion about Grand Rapids? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Grand Rapids Click Here