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Traverse City, MI vs Moses Lake, WA

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- Moses Lake spends 27.4% more per student than Traverse City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Moses Lake than in Traverse City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moses Lake had 11.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Traverse City
 Traverse City, MIMoses Lake, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,989$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock29344573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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Reviews for Moses Lake    10 Reviews

The population stays around the same. Companies come and go, and the overall jobs (I mean professional jobs, not BK or McD's) seem to come and go too. Mitsubishi is only  More

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Over 10 years ago

You are way off on your population for Moses Lake, WA We have been at 21,414, stated officially on the sign as entering Moses Lake, all 2014. Please correct this asap.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I enjoy the dry desert climate and central location to outdoor activities. Even though it is desert we enjoy four seasons. The drawback is the influx of gain related  More

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