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Plymouth, MI vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- Richland spends 35.9% more per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Richland than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, MIRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%1.5%
Reviews for Plymouth    5 Reviews

Over 4 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 7 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 8 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 Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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