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Midland, MI vs Hawthorne, CA

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Highlights
- Hawthorne spends 22.6% more per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Hawthorne than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hawthorne had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, MIHawthorne, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,593  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor886  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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Reviews for Hawthorne    4 Reviews

MARGARET · 

I lived there. Hawthorne is a ___hole. Crime, Drugs, Unemployment near 12% and, they can pay the police enough to stay and deal with all the crap! It has to be one of  More

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Great multi-cultural, family-oriented little enclave of Hawthorne called Wiseburn. Has a newly built middle school and a new elementary school is nearly complete. Not a  More

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Over 19 years ago

I wouldn't recomend anyone raise children here. The weather is about as mild as anywhere in the world, but the area is a little too rough for most normal people. There  More

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