2025 Compare Cities Education:
Worcester, MA vs East Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- East Lansing spends 22.2% less per student than Worcester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in East Lansing than in Worcester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 13.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Worcester
 Worcester, MAEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,667  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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