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Elmira, NY vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 45.4% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Battle Creek than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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