2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Albany, OH vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 13.0% less per student than New Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Grand Rapids than in New Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to New Albany
 New Albany, OHGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for New Albany    3 Reviews

Love it here. The school is great, our house is massive. My husband got a sweet gig a A+F so the kids are always looking  More

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Over 11 years ago

We lived in New Albany for 5 years before moving to Florida. I can't express how much we miss it and we're considering moving back. New Albany is a very safe city with  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Dayton and moved to Westerville for college. I then bought my first place in New Albany about 2 years ago. This is the best decision I've made. I'd love to  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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