2025 Compare Cities Education:
Binghamton, NY vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 44.0% less per student than Binghamton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in East Lansing than in Binghamton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,458  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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