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Lorain, OH vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo spends 4.3% less per student than Lorain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Kalamazoo than in Lorain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorain
 Lorain, OHKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lorain    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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