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East Lansing, MI vs Eugene, OR

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Highlights
- Eugene spends 5.1% less per student than East Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Eugene than in East Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eugene had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Lansing
 East Lansing, MIEugene, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,566$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,947$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7764573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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Reviews for Eugene    89 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

It’s cold and rainy and cloudy most of the year on June it rained and was cloudy every day except 3. The weather is mostly cloudy even if it’s not raining. If you want  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Austin, Texas about three years ago. I've lived in the Bay Area, California, San Diego, Los Angeles and various towns in Central Texas (Georgetown,  More

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Eugene has its warts, just like any other city. But in my view, the good things far outweigh the bad aspects. What I like the best is the location, right on the  More

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