2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Petoskey, MI

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Highlights
- Petoskey spends 48.3% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Petoskey than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petoskey had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNPetoskey, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,366$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,157$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21354573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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