2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Bluff, IL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 40.0% less per student than Lake Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% higher in Grand Rapids than in Lake Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Bluff
 Lake Bluff, ILGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Bluff    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Overall, Lake Bluff is an excellent village to raise a family. The schools are competitive and crime is non existent. The town is more like a resort with natural beauty  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've grown up in Lake Bluff and still currently reside there after twenty three years. After years of education in the school district, I've come to realize its very  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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