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Wenatchee, WA vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo spends 2.9% less per student than Wenatchee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Kalamazoo than in Wenatchee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wenatchee
 Wenatchee, WAKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Wenatchee    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a wonderful place to live. Lots of sun, and Winters are not as cold as the East coast. With an enormous, thriving and escalating diversity of people, and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I grew up in Seattle and spend most of my life there. As much as I love the Seattle area I've always felt the need to leave my home town to explore new horizons.  More

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Over 12 years ago

As my main residence is in Oceanside Ca. I stay in E. Wenatchee 3 to 4 months a year (spring/summer) I can say that Wenatchee is an expensive place to live...yes more  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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