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Berrien Springs, MI vs Kankakee, IL

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- Kankakee spends 38.8% more per student than Berrien Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Kankakee than in Berrien Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kankakee had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Berrien Springs
 Berrien Springs, MIKankakee, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,117$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,328  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,715$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock15754573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Berrien Springs    1 Reviews
Lisa · Berrien Springs, MI
Cute town, but not for everyone
Over 11 years ago

I went to school at Andrews University in the 1990s and have now moved back to work at the university starting in 2012. My views on living here as a 20 year old vs. a 40  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews
jason · Kankakee, IL
Kankakee is not a pleasant town... from a lifelong
Over 14 years ago

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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RKJ · Bentonville, AR
Can you spell twiglight zone?
Over 14 years ago

Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Abhd · Farmington, AR
This is not a place to move to but wind up...
Over 14 years ago

Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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