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Lansing, MI vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 22.9% less per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Miami than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MIMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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