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Grand Rapids, MI vs Nampa, ID

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Highlights
- Nampa spends 43.4% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Nampa than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nampa had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids

Education
 Grand Rapids, MINampa, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,664$8,302$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296$7,772$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,936$4,542$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio1717.9316.23
 Students per Librarian112416094573
 Students per Counselor681548530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%8.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%20.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.7%4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%1.5%

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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 Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 14 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  More

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49504 49507 49503 49506 49505
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