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Elmira, NY vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 36.7% less per student than Elmira.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Kalamazoo than in Elmira. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 13.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elmira
 Elmira, NYKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,026  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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