2025 Compare Cities Education:
Round Lake, IL vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 37.7% less per student than Round Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Kalamazoo than in Round Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Round Lake
 Round Lake, ILKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Round Lake    2 Reviews

Round Lake, Illinois is a town that stretches from Route 60 on the southern borders to about Fish Lake Road on the western edge to Route 134 on the northern fringes.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Absolutely without a doubt the worst place in America to live. Property taxes are the highest in the State 3.76 % of value. If you have the misfortune of working in  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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