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Tallahassee, FL vs Battle Creek, MI

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- Battle Creek spends 17.7% more per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Battle Creek than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Battle Creek had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLBattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,737$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10094573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  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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