2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Haven, MI vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 18.8% less per student than Grand Haven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.5% higher in Salt Lake City than in Grand Haven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Haven
 Grand Haven, MISalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor721  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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