2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, WA vs Brighton, MI

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Highlights
- Brighton spends 26.4% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Brighton than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brighton had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WABrighton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$13,515$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$10,426$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$7,190$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6818.1516.23
 Students per Librarian11398924573
 Students per Counselor441617530
 Grade School Educ.3.3%2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%17.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%47.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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