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Mount Vernon, WA vs Muncie, IN

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Highlights
- Muncie spends 30.3% less per student than Mount Vernon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% lower in Muncie than in Mount Vernon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Vernon
 Mount Vernon, WAMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor348  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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