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Grand Rapids, MI vs Vero Beach, FL

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- Vero Beach spends 24.8% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Vero Beach than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vero Beach had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,022$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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