2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sumter, SC vs Battle Creek, MI

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Highlights
- Battle Creek spends 24.8% more per student than Sumter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Battle Creek than in Sumter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumter
 Sumter, SCBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,979  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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