2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 5.9% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in East Lansing than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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