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Fort Wayne, IN vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 15.3% more per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Lansing than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INLansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor3454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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