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Berea, KY vs Houghton, MI

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Highlights
- Houghton spends 21.9% more per student than Berea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Houghton than in Berea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Houghton had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Berea
 Berea, KYHoughton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,886  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,586$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9544573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.2%1.5%
Reviews for Berea    3 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

Berea is a great community and wonderful place to live. It is a small town atmosphere with beautiful mountains to hike and crafts to see. It is convenient to Lexington  More

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Over 20 years ago

Berea is a wonderful community were people greet you with a friendly smile. Located at exit 76 on I75 it is 45 minutes from Lexington Ky and 2 hrs out of Knoxville Tn.  More

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Over 20 years ago

berea is ok has a college, farming and decent  More

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Reviews for Houghton    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Houghton,MI is located in the middle of Lake Superior on the Keweenaw Peninsula. It was a boom town with the copper barons in the late 1800's and today it struggles to  More

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Over 13 years ago

For those who are interested in a laid-back community with low cost of living, rich human history, surrounded by impressive natural beauty, Houghton is the place. The  More

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Over 17 years ago

The 49931 zip code map to display Houghton is misleading. It implies that Isle Royale, isolated in the northern reaches of Lake Superior, is the area covered by this  More

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