2026 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Haven, MI vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 13.2% more per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.7% higher in Sacramento than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MISacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%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.  Unlock8.4%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 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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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