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Michigan City, IN vs Walnut Creek, CA

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Highlights
- Walnut Creek spends 11.1% more per student than Michigan City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.3% higher in Walnut Creek than in Michigan City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Michigan City
 Michigan City, INWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,939  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor736  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

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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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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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 Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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