2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brighton, MI vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 35.9% more per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Tacoma than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, MITacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,426  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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