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Chelsea, MI vs Bradenton, FL

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Highlights
- Bradenton spends 24.6% less per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% higher in Bradenton than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bradenton had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MIBradenton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,291$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9484573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I lived in Chelsea in the 1990s and occasionally return out of family obligation. It's marginally more affordable than neighboring Ann Arbor, thus its status as a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Beautiful small town with the best public library. Very convenient to interstate for travel and the excitement and interests of a college town nearby (Ann  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chelsea, Michigan has small town character with plenty of culture and recreation, too. With numerous art galleries, the famous Purple Rose Theatre by actor Jeff Daniels,  More

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Reviews for Bradenton    32 Reviews

Stay away from University Place in Bradenton FL (Cooper Ceek Blvd and Honore Ave.) We made the mistake of buying in this "safe" gated community according to the realtor  More

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Over 10 years ago

I just bought a home in Oneco area at 11st and 53rd, Naturally my realtor said its not a bad area and not to worry but seems theres a few gangs near by and a lot of  More

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Over 11 years ago

I placed a review of Bradenton in previous comments on Bradenton, Florida. I cannot find the review. I have lived in Europe, St. Petersburg, New York, Tampa, and  More

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