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Lansing, MI vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 13.2% less per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Fort Wayne than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing

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 Lansing, MIFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,353$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728$10,863$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,708$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0215.6516.23
 Students per Librarian11247004573
 Students per Counselor7263454530
 Grade School Educ.3.9%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%28.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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