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Kalamazoo, MI vs Polson, MT

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Highlights
- Polson spends 1.8% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Polson than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Polson had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo

Education
 Kalamazoo, MIPolson, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,237$14,963$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821$12,378$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,940$7,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3113.8116.23
 Students per Librarian7213634573
 Students per Counselor589296530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.2%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%0.3%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 Polson    2 Reviews

Good for retirees. Otherwise, hard to make a living. Cost of living exceeds  More

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Over 16 years ago

Polson is a small, howdy-do kinda town. Significant crime is almost unheard of, it's mostly just the occasional punk breaks into his grandpa's house and steals $500.   More

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ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074
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