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Plainwell, MI vs Goshen, IN

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Highlights
- Goshen spends 3.8% more per student than Plainwell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Goshen than in Plainwell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Goshen had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainwell
 Plainwell, MIGoshen, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,581$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,668  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor655  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Goshen    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Long dark cold windy winters and hot humid summers. Though this spring was pleasant in previous years spring seemed to last only a few weeks before summer is upon us.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Long dark winters and 15 hours of sunlight in the summer  More

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Over 17 years ago

When it comes to the weather in Goshen, it is hit or miss. When it calls for rain or snow the weathermen are right about 25% of the time. Of course, they did predict  More

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