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Plymouth, MI vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Long Beach spends 26.6% more per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Long Beach than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Long Beach had 17.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, MILong Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Plymouth    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Used to live here. It's OK, but nothing special. Pretty much a bedroom community that is very safe, quaint, overpriced, middle-class, and...boring. Restaurants are  More

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Over 8 years ago

This school is a game changer. I have watched our 5 children (mine, plus nieces/nephews) absolutely thrive. They LOVE going to school, and watching not only their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Plymouth is adorable. Not inexpensive. Poor streets and roads. Good shopping. Nice restaurants. Do not for a second believe the voting stats; those are for the whole  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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