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Howard City, MI vs Dowagiac, MI

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- Dowagiac spends 5.5% less per student than Howard City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.2% lower in Dowagiac than in Howard City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dowagiac had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Howard City
 Howard City, MIDowagiac, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,011$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio26.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor1356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Howard City    1 Reviews
Kai · Howell, MI
Great community to raise a family!
Over 19 years ago

Howell, Michigan is a wonderful place to live. With lots of beautiful lakes to enjoy canoeing, fishing, boating, and swimming as well as hiking and biking trails there's  More

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Reviews for Dowagiac    6 Reviews
Paul · Bothell, WA
Lack of Integrity Doom this Town
Over 7 years ago

If you have completed higher education and need a good paying job, keep looking for a place to live. You will not be happy there. Additionally, the data on Dowagiac  More

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Ashley · Dowagiac, MI
Cronyism at it's best to keep a community down
Over 7 years ago

Beware of this community. The mayor has held office for over 30 years and has no intentions of letting go of the title along with the city council. As a resident of SWMI  More

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tami · Dowagiac, MI
Moved back after 35 years
Over 15 years ago

I'm originally from Dowagiac but left in the late 70's. Been back a time or two and finally 5 yrs. ago moved back. I love Dowagiac. You have 4 distinct seasons,  More

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