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Mount Pleasant, MI vs St. Clair Shores, MI

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- St. Clair Shores spends 6.4% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in St. Clair Shores than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Clair Shores had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, MISt. Clair Shores, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10204573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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