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Mesa, AZ vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 38.8% more per student than Mesa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Grand Rapids than in Mesa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mesa
 Mesa, AZGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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