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Aspen, CO vs Grand Haven, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Haven spends 46.6% less per student than Aspen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Grand Haven than in Aspen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Haven had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aspen
 Aspen, COGrand Haven, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,199  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,266$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9244573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Aspen    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've been living in valley for 6 years. I've moved here from right before crisis. It's good place to make money for young people, yeah..it still is. Though when I  More

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Over 12 years ago

beautiful cold and dry weather. Colorful  More

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In Winter the grocery store closest to the ski lifts is so packed full of people it is really difficult to move through the store, especially if you have a cart. It  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 7 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 16 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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