2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lansing, MI vs Toledo, OH

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Highlights
- Toledo spends 5.4% less per student than Lansing.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.5% higher in Toledo than in Lansing. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Toledo had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lansing
 Lansing, MIToledo, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,531$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,728  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17234573
 Students per Counselor726  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  More

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