2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muskegon, MI vs Brighton, MI

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Highlights
- Brighton spends 5.1% less per student than Muskegon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Brighton than in Muskegon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brighton had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muskegon
 Muskegon, MIBrighton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,515$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,376  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,190$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8924573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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