2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Grand Island, NE

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Highlights
- Grand Island spends 15.6% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Grand Island than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Island had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INGrand Island, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3064573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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