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Jay, FL vs Benton Harbor, MI

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Highlights
- Benton Harbor spends 23.3% more per student than Jay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% higher in Benton Harbor than in Jay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benton Harbor had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jay
 Jay, FLBenton Harbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor440  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.25.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Jay    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This particular place is where I call home. I've never seen a sign at our borders that said anything about staying out if you're dark skinned. I've never seen anyone  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Jay and lived there up until I was 19. Living there was absolute hell for so many reasons. The population is very small and 98% white people. Most of the  More

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I've lived here for six years now, since I was fifteen. The only school is small: I graduated in a class of somewhere around 50, I believe. The most interesting thing  More

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