2025 Compare Cities Education:
Baltimore, MD vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 29.5% less per student than Baltimore.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Grand Rapids than in Baltimore. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Baltimore
 Baltimore, MDGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  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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