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Independence, MO vs Troy, MI

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- Troy spends 6.6% more per student than Independence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Troy than in Independence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Independence
 Independence, MOTroy, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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