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Douglasville, GA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 26.2% more per student than Douglasville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% higher in Grand Rapids than in Douglasville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Douglasville
 Douglasville, GAGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,709  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor393  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Douglasville    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Douglasville for a few years and I think it has some good points but also some bad points. 1 of the most comlained about things is that there is no  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently moved from Columbus, Ohio to Douglasville, Ga. My comment relates to the cost of living and friendliness of people in the town. I purchased a home here that  More

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Over 17 years ago

Generally pleasant when not in a drought cycle, as we are  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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