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Kalamazoo, MI vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 4.8% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Medford than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo

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 Kalamazoo, MIMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,237$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821$11,411$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,940$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3120.0716.23
 Students per Librarian7216454573
 Students per Counselor589907530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%0.7%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074
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97504 97501

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