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Royal Oak, MI vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing spends 1.1% more per student than Royal Oak.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in East Lansing than in Royal Oak. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Royal Oak
 Royal Oak, MIEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Royal Oak    20 Reviews

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job  More

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Over 14 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Fun growing  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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