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South San Francisco, CA vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 23.6% less per student than South San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Lansing than in South San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South San Francisco
 South San Francisco, CALansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for South San Francisco    5 Reviews

It's amazing, but many, many people, including people who live in SF, think that SSF is just a part of SF. Not true. We're right across the highway from SFO, which is  More

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Over 17 years ago

One frustrating thing about South City weather is the number of overcast & foggy days, as compared to other nearby cities on the Peninsula. You can literally look  More

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Over 19 years ago

Been living in bayview hunters point for about 12 years now. What I can say that it's a rough place to live, no one cares about us and the mayor of San Francisco  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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