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Kalamazoo, MI vs Two Rivers, WI

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- Two Rivers spends 8.0% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Two Rivers than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Two Rivers had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MITwo Rivers, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,412$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Two Rivers    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The city is improving, but the downtown and most of the western side is pretty run down. However... there is one section of Two Rivers that is awesome: take the 17th  More

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But it was never that good to begin with. The town used to be pretty run down, but it at least had some factory jobs. Those are gone now, with unsightly buildings with  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great place to raise kids, very little crime. Unfortunatly there are too many draw backs. This town is windy-almost always, and with winter going on and on,  More

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