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Anderson, IN vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 12.9% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in Grand Rapids than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  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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