2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Hoover, AL

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Highlights
- Hoover spends 48.9% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Hoover than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hoover had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNHoover, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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