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Brighton, MI vs Paducah, KY

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- Paducah spends 3.5% more per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Paducah than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paducah had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, MIPaducah, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,426  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,308$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 6 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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