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McBain, MI vs Kalkaska, MI

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Highlights
- Kalkaska spends 16.7% more per student than McBain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in Kalkaska than in McBain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalkaska had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McBain
 McBain, MIKalkaska, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,294$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11154573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mcbain    1 Reviews

McBain is an extremely conservative agricultural community. While there has been some influx of new residents in recent years, the population is still largely descended  More

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Reviews for Kalkaska    1 Reviews

I've lived in Kalkaska full time since 1973. Back then it was a nice community, growing because of a great oil and gas boom, that is now gone. Gone too are the  More

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