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Canton, OH vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 11.8% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Portage than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, OHPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,826  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    18 Reviews

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 11 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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