2025 Compare Cities Education:
Solon, OH vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 27.3% less per student than Solon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Grand Rapids than in Solon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Solon
 Solon, OHGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Solon    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Solon offers an excellent public school system, affordable housing and a small town feel with modern  More

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Over 19 years ago

City with more families with kids then single or unmarried. Green city with best schools. Real Estate is expensive and negative job growth. But still a nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

Solon is a great place to raise a family. We have excellent schools! An elementary class size is approx 22 students. A graduating class size is approximately 400  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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