2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tacoma, WA vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 16.4% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% lower in Lansing than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WALansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  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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