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Kalamazoo, MI vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 31.4% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Watertown than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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