2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sioux City, IA vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 23.4% more per student than Sioux City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% higher in East Lansing than in Sioux City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux City
 Sioux City, IAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sioux City    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve been here only 4 months and I’m still shocked at how people behave. Not friendly, rude. Can’t tell you how many businesses I’ve been in to where the reception staff  More

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Climate in winter ranges from 10-15 degrees to 85+ in the summer 7% sale tax population @75,000, economy ok  More

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Over 14 years ago

Sioux City is an amazing place. Low crime rate, Great Schools, Great People, Most People are friendly and Polite. Just an overall great place to live!!!!!!!!!!!   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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