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Janesville, WI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 9.1% less per student than Janesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% higher in Kalamazoo than in Janesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Janesville

Education
 Janesville, WIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,754$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,432$11,821$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,307$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2217.3116.23
 Students per Librarian6907214573
 Students per Counselor382589530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.7%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.2%37.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.5%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%2.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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ZIPS IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
53546 53545 53548
ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074

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