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Grand Haven, MI vs North Pole, AK

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Highlights
- North Pole spends 31.6% more per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.7% higher in North Pole than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Pole had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MINorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,717$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9254573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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