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Mount Pleasant, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 20.6% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% higher in Kalamazoo than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant

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 Mount Pleasant, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,635$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,017$11,821$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,075$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.4917.3116.23
 Students per Librarian7187214573
 Students per Counselor376589530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%37.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.8%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree6.0%2.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 15 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 15 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 Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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48858
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