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San Jose, CA vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 16.6% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% lower in East Lansing than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 14.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  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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