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Michigan City, IN vs Royal Oak, MI

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- Royal Oak spends 11.1% more per student than Michigan City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% higher in Royal Oak than in Michigan City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Royal Oak had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Michigan City
 Michigan City, INRoyal Oak, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,939  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor736  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews
John · Michigan City, IN
RUST BELT OASIS
Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Eugene · Clearwater, FL
A nice place to visit.
Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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ryan · Michigan City, IN
Overall, not good.
Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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Reviews for Royal Oak    20 Reviews
J · Brighton, MI
Royal Oak - Safe, Stable and Job Opportunities
Over 6 years ago

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job  More

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dave · Royal Oak, MI
jobs
Over 14 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies.  More

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lisa · Royal Oak, MI
Great City
Over 15 years ago

Fun growing  More

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