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Kalamazoo, MI vs Sherman, TX

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Highlights
- Sherman spends 10.4% more per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Sherman than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sherman had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MISherman, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,827$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,524$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12994573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 10 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 Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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