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Kirkwood, MO vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing spends 10.0% more per student than Kirkwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% higher in East Lansing than in Kirkwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kirkwood
 Kirkwood, MOEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor276  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Kirkwood    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I love living in Kirkwood Missouri, I come from the Chicago area, however; having a doggy, I would like to see a dog park in the Kirkwood area. I walk my doggy on the  More

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Kirkwood, MO has all the features and feel of a small town including the central core business district with RR station, numerous restaurants, small shops, etc. As a  More

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Kirkwood is small town living at its best, even though it's located smack dab in the middle of metro St. Louis. The community is made up of statley historical homes on  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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