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Sarasota, FL vs Muskegon, MI

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Highlights
- Muskegon spends 5.9% more per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Muskegon than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muskegon had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLMuskegon, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,247$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,666$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8714573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  More

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