2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Chesterton, IN

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Highlights
- Chesterton spends 13.0% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Chesterton than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesterton had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIChesterton, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,763$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,384$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Chesterton    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Chesterton location next to Lake Michigan tempers the changes that we see. We are use to the cold weather but the lake helps keep the area warmer longer into the winter.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have a low incidence of crime in our area, very clean downtown, well  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small town, with all its charm and quiet, with lots of space, but within 45 minutes of downtown Chicago, with all the big city cultural  More

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