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Plainwell, MI vs Dumas, TX

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Highlights
- Dumas spends 13.2% less per student than Plainwell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.7% lower in Dumas than in Plainwell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dumas had 22.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainwell
 Plainwell, MIDumas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,347$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,668  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,414$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock35004573
 Students per Counselor655  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Plainwell    1 Reviews

Plainwell is just off US131 about 10 minutes north of Kalamazoo (pop 71,000) and 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids. Nice "class B" school with a high percentage going on  More

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Reviews for Dumas    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 18 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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