2025 Compare Cities Education:
Merrillville, IN vs Saginaw, MI

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Highlights
- Saginaw spends 7.8% less per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Saginaw than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saginaw had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INSaginaw, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,036$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,446$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10934573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Saginaw    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have been here a hot min (since birth). it ain't that bad. there is a lot to like if you ain't mad all of the time.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in Saginaw and completely hated it. Dilapidated buildings throughout the city that are being used for crack smokers, drug deals, and other criminal  More

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Pros: Cost of Living. This is probably one of the cheapest areas in the country. Cons: Local government has outrageous taxes and fees. No jobs, CRIME!!!!, no  More

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