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Dearborn, MI vs Spokane, WA

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Highlights
- Spokane spends 28.2% more per student than Dearborn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Spokane than in Dearborn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dearborn
 Dearborn, MISpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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