2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Cortland spends 79.0% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% lower in Cortland than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cortland had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MICortland, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,248$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,833$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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