2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ionia, MI vs Laurel, MS

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Highlights
- Laurel spends 34.6% less per student than Ionia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Laurel than in Ionia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ionia
 Ionia, MILaurel, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,969$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,078  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,211$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor633  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Ionia    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ionia is booming! South of town towards I-96 many chain stores have popped up in the last 5 or 6 years.(Wal-mart, Lowes, Menards, several banks, .....etc). With this  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LAUREL, MS! Just from seeing everything that I've seen on the HGTV show "HOME TOWN", which is my favorite show to watch, I love the little "Mayberry  More

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Over 13 years ago

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