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Folsom, CA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids spends 3.8% less per student than Folsom.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% lower in Grand Rapids than in Folsom. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folsom
 Folsom, CAGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,484  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor641  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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