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South Lyon, MI vs Prospect, KY

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Highlights
- Prospect spends 2.8% more per student than South Lyon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.0% lower in Prospect than in South Lyon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Prospect had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lyon
 South Lyon, MIProspect, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4674573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.0%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 Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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