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Grand Rapids, MI vs Daly City, CA

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- Daly City spends 37.0% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Daly City than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Daly City had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIDaly City, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%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 Daly City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Moved here and was unaware of the climate. The first sunny day, I thought it would get warm. A neighbor said if it is 80 in San Francisco, it will only be 60-65 in  More

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Over 16 years ago

High crime, overweight people. English is not the official language. 20 people live in a house. Weather stinks - forget working on your tan for Baywatch tryouts. Not  More

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Over 18 years ago

Modes of transportation is ample in this area, with BART and  More

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