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Painesville, OH vs Escanaba, MI

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- Escanaba spends 29.0% less per student than Painesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Escanaba than in Painesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escanaba had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Painesville
 Painesville, OHEscanaba, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,255$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,567  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,498$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Painesville    2 Reviews

I have lived in Painesville for the last 16 years. The last 3 generations of my family have lived in Painesville and even attended the local high school, Thomas W.  More

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Decent place to live, but downtown painesville is very rundown. If you want to live in Lake County, Ohio, best to live in either Mentor or  More

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Reviews for Escanaba    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I am so honored and thankful that I was born and raised in America, and that I have the freedoms and liberties bestowed upon its citizens. In the Upper Peninsula, I  More

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Over 15 years ago

I am not a native of Escanaba, however I have lived in many different areas. I found Escanaba's climate in relation to Michigan as pretty moderate. The housing is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Don't expect to find a good job or make friends here unless you know someone. The often repeated phrase "You're not from here, are you?" is more of an accusation than a  More

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