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Fenton, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 24.5% more per student than Fenton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Kalamazoo than in Fenton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fenton
 Fenton, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,702  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fenton    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 6 years ago

I relocated to Fenton in September of 2017. My husband and I absolutely love it here. People are real friendly. We moved to a brand new subdivision. We lived in Shelby  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Fenton. It's a nice, small town with very little traffic congestion, small time crime and adequate shopping for everyday needs. It has nice festivals, a few 5 k  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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