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Kalamazoo, MI vs Dubuque, IA

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Highlights
- Dubuque spends 7.6% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Dubuque than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dubuque had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIDubuque, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,082$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,057$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13064573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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 9 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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Reviews for Dubuque    15 Reviews

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More

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