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South Lyon, MI vs Midland, MI

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Highlights
- Midland spends 6.4% less per student than South Lyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% higher in Midland than in South Lyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Midland had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lyon
 South Lyon, MIMidland, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,218$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16794573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for South Lyon    4 Reviews

Michigan is a beautiful state with great parks and fantastic lakes. Surrounded on three sides by water and with consistent precipitation year-round, there is potential  More

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Over 15 years ago

This fall has been beautiful with lots of sun, Fall in SE Michigan is beautiful in general, it is one of the things I love the most about living here. Winter isn't so  More

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We are looking to move because although you get 4 seasons here, the winter is too long and weather tends to be extreme. I took a college class which confimed that the  More

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Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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