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Ypsilanti, MI vs Manistee, MI

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- Manistee spends 37.0% less per student than Ypsilanti.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Manistee than in Ypsilanti. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manistee had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ypsilanti
 Ypsilanti, MIManistee, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,088$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,619$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291554573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  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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