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Grand Haven, MI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 8.9% more per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Grand Rapids than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 7 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 16 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 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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