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La Porte, IN vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 4.0% more per student than La Porte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Midland than in La Porte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Porte
 La Porte, INMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,939  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor736  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  More

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Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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