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Battle Creek, MI vs Boone, NC

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- Boone spends 14.3% less per student than Battle Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Boone than in Battle Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boone had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Battle Creek
 Battle Creek, MIBoone, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,533  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,728$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9694573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%1.5%
Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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