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

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- Gary spends 11.0% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Gary than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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