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Grand Haven, MI vs Jackson, MI

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 3.0% less per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Jackson than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MIJackson, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10454573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 6 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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