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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Mount Vernon, NY

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- Mount Vernon spends 133.3% more per student than St. Clair Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% lower in Mount Vernon than in St. Clair Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Clair Shores
 St. Clair Shores, MIMount Vernon, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,162  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

I may be taking a job in Mt. Vernon, however my real work is as a painter. If I take the job I see myself in a house share with one or two others, nice view, trees and a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Mount Vernon is a small but growing multicultural urban community in south Westchester County, NY. It's residents range in socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lying just outide The Bronx, Mount Vernon is a NYC dream. In a short twenty-eight minute train ride, you will find yourself in Mid-Town Manhattan. Taxes here, however,  More

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