2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Rapids, MN vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 59.1% less per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Phoenix than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 11.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,579  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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