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Mecosta, MI vs Austin, TX

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- Austin spends 40.3% more per student than Mecosta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Austin than in Mecosta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mecosta
 Mecosta, MIAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,586  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor985  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mecosta    1 Reviews

Too much crazy in Mecosta. Locals are mean and twp government is eager to hand you a citation for just being  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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