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Garden City, NY vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 53.2% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.0% higher in Grand Rapids than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  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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