2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Westland, MI

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Highlights
- Westland spends 9.6% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Westland than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westland had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIWestland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Westland    5 Reviews

Water bill went from $16-$20 every three months in Van Buren township to over $100 every 2 months in Westland. Just the service fees alone are $69.30 Thats over $415/yr  More

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The city of Westland Housing refused to help me put a much needed roof on my double wide trailer saying "It can be moved." I can't afford a roof and they think I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

nice city but wish there was more actvities and things to  More

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