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Salt Lake City, UT vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids spends 34.1% more per student than Salt Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in Grand Rapids than in Salt Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salt Lake City

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 Salt Lake City, UTGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$11,296$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.581716.23
 Students per Librarian219111244573
 Students per Counselor543681530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.1%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%20.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.7%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.8%38.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.4%9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.5%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    94 Reviews

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Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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I've lived in Salt Lake City almost for six years. Each place can have negative aspects like traffic jams, cost of living, crime and climate etc. However, this city has  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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ZIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
84106, 84116, 84104, 84105, 84103, 84108, 84102, 84111, 84101, 84112, 12 total
ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505

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