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Palm Coast, FL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 40.7% more per student than Palm Coast.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Grand Rapids than in Palm Coast. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palm Coast
 Palm Coast, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor525  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palm Coast    34 Reviews

I actually debated writing a review, when places like Palm Coast are discovered it becomes over populated. That said, it’s selfish to keep it a secret, some people need  More

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Over 6 years ago

Not really a review but a question. My husband and I will be moving to the Palm Coast area soon. Work from home and need to find a 2 bed house/townhouse to rent  More

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Over 7 years ago

Palm Coast is in between Daytona and St Aug --- both of which are much better cities than Palm Coast. This town is your typical retail FL town, with a small stretch of  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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