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Wyoming, MI vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 3.9% more per student than Wyoming.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Portage than in Wyoming. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wyoming
 Wyoming, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wyoming    3 Reviews

I lived in Wyoming, and it is relatively safe compared to the 49504 or 49503 areas of Grand Rapids. The gang activity is growing, mostly as you get closer to city/28th  More

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Over 16 years ago

Michigan State University is expanding its medical school into the Grand Rapids area, which should improve the quality of an already good health care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Jobs could be better than they are and housing would be nice for the market to  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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