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Tallahassee, FL vs Manistee, MI

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- Manistee spends 9.8% less per student than Tallahassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Manistee than in Tallahassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manistee had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tallahassee
 Tallahassee, FLManistee, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,619$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291554573
 Students per Counselor527  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Manistee    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've had a second home in Manistee for almost 3 years. I love it there. The beaches are great, nice downtown and handy to numerous places to hike and sightsee. I am  More

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Over 16 years ago

Manistee is a lovely town along the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a new problem,however,with air quality in the area. The landfill south of town was "grandfathered"  More

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Over 17 years ago

Well, Manistee has beautiful water fronts. It is a wonderful thing to spend time there in the summers. Summers here however could be classified as warm. There is about a  More

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