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Chelsea, MI vs Plymouth, MI

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Highlights
- Plymouth spends 14.0% less per student than Chelsea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% higher in Plymouth than in Chelsea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plymouth had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelsea
 Chelsea, MIPlymouth, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chelsea    3 Reviews

Over 9 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 16 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 17 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 Plymouth    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Used to live here. It's OK, but nothing special. Pretty much a bedroom community that is very safe, quaint, overpriced, middle-class, and...boring. Restaurants are  More

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Over 7 years ago

This school is a game changer. I have watched our 5 children (mine, plus nieces/nephews) absolutely thrive. They LOVE going to school, and watching not only their  More

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Over 8 years ago

Plymouth is adorable. Not inexpensive. Poor streets and roads. Good shopping. Nice restaurants. Do not for a second believe the voting stats; those are for the whole  More

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