2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MI vs Orange Beach, AL

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Highlights
- Orange Beach spends 11.5% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Orange Beach than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange Beach had 8.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 15 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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