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Manistee, MI vs Palmer, AK

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- Palmer spends 51.0% more per student than Manistee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Palmer than in Manistee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manistee
 Manistee, MIPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,422  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor833  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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