2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muskegon, MI vs Mount Pleasant, TX

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 8.4% less per student than Muskegon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Muskegon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Muskegon
 Muskegon, MIMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,376  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21184573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 18 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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