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Grand Haven, MI vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 5.8% more per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in Columbia than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MIColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Haven    6 Reviews

Grand Haven has a lot of growing up to do. It is polarized: Primarily white, republican, and strongly religious. This wouldn't be good or bad if they weren't intolerant.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born and raised in Grand Haven. There was never a dull moment. We had sand dunes, trees to climb, fishing, the beach, swimming in Lake Michigan, and great stores  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is a considerable amount more wind and precipitation in this lakeshore area, as opposed to being more inland. More snow, more rain, more wind, and cooler  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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