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East Lansing, MI vs Muskegon, MI

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Highlights
- Muskegon spends 7.2% less per student than East Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Muskegon than in East Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muskegon had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to East Lansing
 East Lansing, MIMuskegon, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,247$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8714573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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