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Kalamazoo, MI vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Encinitas spends 7.4% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% higher in Encinitas than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Encinitas had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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