2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alameda, CA vs Traverse City, MI

Change Cities
Highlights
- Traverse City spends 29.4% less per student than Alameda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% lower in Traverse City than in Alameda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Traverse City had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alameda
 Alameda, CATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,554$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,361$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31564573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

   |    Reply

Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

   |    Reply

Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Alameda

Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

   |    Reply

Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

   |    Reply

Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Traverse City


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.