2024 Compare Cities Education:
Muskegon, MI vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 18.5% less per student than Muskegon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Raleigh than in Muskegon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muskegon
 Muskegon, MIRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,247$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,376$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,666$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8515.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8718294573
 Students per Counselor634300530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.4%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.9%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.9%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%2.5%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 15 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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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