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Houghton Lake, MI vs Chesnee, SC

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Highlights
- Chesnee spends 9.5% more per student than Houghton Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Chesnee than in Houghton Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesnee had 16.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Houghton Lake
 Houghton Lake, MIChesnee, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,435  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor579  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Houghton Lake    3 Reviews

This is a rural resort area. You must be able to embrace the rural lifestyle. There's no real shopping opportunities other than Walmart, Kmart, Peebles, Dunhams, Tractor  More

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Over 17 years ago

The quality of life here for most depends on how you look at it. If your looking for a medium to high paying job there realy are none, and there's hardly any jobs that  More

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The climate here is...well..cold... seems like most of the time and one does get cabin fever when March rolls around, if not sooner. Can't wait for summer! If you love  More

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