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Grand Rapids, MI vs Storrs, CT

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Highlights
- Storrs spends 62.1% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% lower in Storrs than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Storrs had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIStorrs, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,772$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,115$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2804573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.7%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 Storrs    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

E.O. Smith High School is located on a corner of the University of Connecticut campus. A substantial fraction of Mansfield school system students are the children of  More

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Storrs is a safe, clean, civic-minded town within the larger town of Mansfield. I believe your income (per capita and household) information is skewed downward because  More

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