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Chelsea, MI vs Manistee, MI

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Highlights
- Manistee spends 37.0% less per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Manistee than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manistee had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MIManistee, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,619$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291554573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%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 Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 18 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  More

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