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Kankakee, IL vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo spends 15.9% less per student than Kankakee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Kalamazoo than in Kankakee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 16.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kankakee
 Kankakee, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,685  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor670  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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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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