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Kinston, NC vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 50.1% more per student than Kinston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in East Lansing than in Kinston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 20.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kinston
 Kinston, NCEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,792  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kinston    4 Reviews

I moved to Kinston, NC for retirement. Purchased a house from the auction held by the court. As a person of color, I was unable to obtain an attorney, while I was sued  More

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I'm moving my business and family with 2 young children to Kinston in March from Chapel Hill/Durham. Kinston is really nice with a great new restaurants, close proximity  More

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Over 13 years ago

hello! I recently visted parts of North Carolina and was amazed! I loved the people and the helpful tips from townies. I saw some amazing houses, in Kinston.   More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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