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Boston, MA vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing spends 47.8% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.3% higher in East Lansing than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 10.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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