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Shelton, WA vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 11.6% less per student than Shelton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Lansing than in Shelton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelton
 Shelton, WALansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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