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Midwest, WY vs Gary, IN

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- Gary spends 20.2% less per student than Midwest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% higher in Gary than in Midwest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 7.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midwest
 Midwest, WYGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,213  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Midwest    2 Reviews

Marvin · 
Over 4 years ago

Great people. Easy living. Affordable living. This is a hidden jem in the U.S. i moved here from Salt Lake. Average house in salt lake is over 300k. You can  More

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Over 18 years ago

At one time those small houses were identical and new, as this was another "Company Town," owned lock, stock and barrell, by Standard Oil. The "Commissry" was where you  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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