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Lakeland, FL vs Marquette, MI

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Highlights
- Marquette spends 11.8% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Marquette than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marquette had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLMarquette, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,275$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,169$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7534573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  More

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