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Muskegon, MI vs St. Marys, PA

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- St. Marys spends 12.3% more per student than Muskegon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.5% lower in St. Marys than in Muskegon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Marys had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muskegon
 Muskegon, MISt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,005$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,376  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,186$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7714573
 Students per Counselor634  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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