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Flint, MI vs Ironwood, MI

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Highlights
- Ironwood spends 10.1% more per student than Flint.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% lower in Ironwood than in Flint. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ironwood had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Flint
 Flint, MIIronwood, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,470$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,702  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,805$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor676  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Flint    27 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Denzel Washington says if you don't listen to the news, you are uninformed, if you listen to the news you are misinformed. There is a lot of bad press about Flint, and  More

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Why anyone would want to live in Flint is a mystery to me. I suspect the main reason for the below average cost of living is the water problem. Because of this housing  More

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Flint has a lot of pros and cons The pros; The University of Michigan has it's medical campus, law, economic, science and historical campus here. Ann arbor has the  More

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Reviews for Ironwood    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Have lived here 7 years. Moved here from a large Midwestern city. Wonderful place to retire if you like fairly long winters and don't mind 150+ inches of snow every  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is called the big snow country for a reason. It snows...a lot...and gets very chilly. The winters last a good 6-7 months. If you like to ski, ice fish, snowmobile, or  More

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Over 17 years ago

The western U.P. is amazing. There's the obvious attractions like ski areas and the world's tallest fiberglass Native American statue, but walking on the shores of Lake  More

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