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Starkville, MS vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 7.1% more per student than Starkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Grand Rapids than in Starkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Starkville
 Starkville, MSGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  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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