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Kalamazoo, MI vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.7% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Scottsdale than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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