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Gary, IN vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 16.3% less per student than Gary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Salt Lake City than in Gary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gary
 Gary, INSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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