2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 4.3% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Battle Creek than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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