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Mount Pleasant, MI vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign spends 61.9% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Champaign than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Champaign had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, MIChampaign, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6624573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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