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Dearborn, MI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 6.5% more per student than Dearborn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Grand Rapids than in Dearborn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dearborn
 Dearborn, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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