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Allegan, MI vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 18.1% less per student than Allegan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Melbourne than in Allegan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Allegan
 Allegan, MIMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,668  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor655  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Allegan    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The summers get up to mid 80's to mid 90's. The humidity is the killer though. Some days it's like you are drinking your air and living outside of air conditioning is  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living in Allegan is rather nice. You can get an apartment for about $500 a month and it's not that terrible or a house for $700 that's rather nice. The  More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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